Political Science POLS-Y 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Certiorari, Amicus Curiae, Marbury V. Madison
22 Feb 2017
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Jurisdiction = authority vested in a particular court to hear and decide the issues in a particular case. Original jurisdiction = refers to courts authority to hear disputes as a trail court; these determine the facts of a case. Appellate jurisdiction = refers to a court"s ability to review and/or revise cases already decided by a trial court. Judiciary act of 1789 = legislative act that established the basic three-tiered structure of the federal court system. Judicial review = power of the courts to review acts of other branches of government and the states. Marbury v madison (1803) = case in which the supreme court first asserted the power of judicial review by finding that the congressional statute extending the. Trial courts= court of original jurisdiction where cases begin. Appellate courts = court that reviews only findings of law made by lower courts. Constitutional courts = federal courts specifically created by the u. s.
