| writ of mandamus |
plaintiff |
writ of certiorari |
| civil law |
conference |
verdict |
| original jurisdiction |
common law |
appellate jurisdiction |
| Justice |
briefs |
statutory |
| defendant |
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Stuff to know for the test...
- The terms listed above.
- Types of crimes that are federal crimes (rather than state crimes).
- General structure of the federal court system from botton to top.
- Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
- Situation when a state case can cross over to the federal court system.
- Differences/examples of Constitutional law, statutory law, and common law.
- Distinction between a civil law system and a common law system of justice.
- The weekly routine of the Supreme Court.
- Three types of Supreme Court opinions.
- The general story and the importance of 5 Supreme Court cases (Marbury, Cohens, McCulloch, Gibbons, Judge Peters)
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