| Terms related to the Judicial Branch!!!! | |
| The principle that a person cannot sue the government without the government's consent. | |
| Number of Supreme Court justices. | |
| Any court that has the power to hear an appeal of a trial court or lower tribunal. | |
| A legal document that lays out the history and facts of a case and makes an argument for one side. | |
| A test of judges of ideological purity. | |
| Courts created by Congress for a specialized and often temporary purpose. | |
| Where a plaintiff can shift their costs to the defendant if they win. | |
| A brief filed by a 'friend' of the court. | |
| The principle that the judicial branch cannot decide cases that fall under the authority of other branches of government. | |
| A lawsuit where the person who brings the suit also represents others in a similiar situation. | |