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Chapter 7

Horizontales
A case involving a noncriminal matter such as a contract dispute or a claim of patent infringement.
The lower federal courts, those beneath the supreme court.
They share the power to hear these cases.
A case in which a defendant is tried for committing a crime as defined by the law.
A court operating as part of the judicial branch, entirely separate from the military establishment.
The power of a court to hear a case first, before any other court.
A dissenting opinion is an opinion in a legal case in certain legal systems written by one or more judges expressing disagreement with the majority opinion of the court which gives rise to its judgment.
Verticales
A judicial philosophy in which supporters believe that judges should decide cases based on the original intent of the Framers or those who enacted the statue(s) involved in a case, or on precedent
The result of a process in which a lower court ask the Court to certify the answer to a specific question, such as a procedure or rule of law.
A court's list of cases to be heard.
The authority of a court to review decisions of inferior (lower) courts.
Judicial activism is the exercise of the power of judicial review to set aside government acts.
Courts composed of martial personnel, for the trial of those accused of violating military law.
The authority of a court to hear a case.
In civil law, the party who brings a suit or some other legal action against another (the defendant) in court.
In a civil suit, the person against whom a court action is brought by the plaintiff; in a criminal case, the person charged with the crime.
Court decision that stands as an example to be followed in future, similar cases.
A transcript of proceedings made in trial court.