| State court system | Organized hierarchy of courts from the local to the state supreme court |
Supreme court
| The highest court in the judiciary system |
Judicial review
| Power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional |
District court
| Lowest level of the federal court system |
Circuit court
| Court of appeals (next level up in the court system) |
| Term of federal judges | Appointment to a federal court, including the Supreme Court, is for life |
Appointment of judges
| The president appoints federal judges who are then confirmed or rejected by the senate |
Docket
| The Supreme Court’s agenda or list of cases |
Dissenting opinion
| The opinion rendered Supreme Court justices in disagreement with the majority |