Terms to know:
U.S. Constitution, Article 3
checks and balances
judicial review
evolution of the court
jurisdiction
-original
-appellate
-exclusive
-concurrent
cases and controversies
criminal law
misdemeanor
felony
grand jury
plaintiff
defendant
jury system
petit jury
venire
voir dire
impartiality
jury nullification
civil law
torts
contracts
public law
administrative law
constitutional law
common law
statutory law
precedent
stare decisis
trial court
municipal courts
court of record
justice of the peace
small claims court
county trial courts
state trial courts
probate courts
appellate courts
drug courts
punishment
-capital
TDCJ
TYC
recidivism
jails and prisons
parole
supreme court
court of appeals
court of criminal appeals
due process
writ of habeas corpus
the appointment of judges
the election of judges
senatorial courtesy
name of federal supreme court justices
interpretation of law
-strict
-loose
role of courts
-activism
-restraint
Marbury
Griswold
Dred Scott
Brown
Loving
Miranda
How and why cases get to the supreme court
standing
mootness
writ of certiorari
solicitor general
per curiam
amicus curiae
law clerks
rule of four
briefs
-petitioner
-respondent
oral argument
conference
Opinions
-majority
-concurring
-dissenting
lawyers
services for the poor
pro bono
contingency fees
