Concept information
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political science
American politics and society
United States Supreme Court
constitutional issues
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social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
constitutional issues
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higher education law
key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
constitutional issues
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political science
American politics and society
United States Presidency
principles of government
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political science
American politics and society
United States Supreme Court
principles of government
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social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
principles of government
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criminology
key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
principles of government
Preferred term
jurisdiction of the supreme court
Definition
- The areas in which the Court may exercise its authority as the nation's highest court. The Court is primarily an appeals court; its main responsibility is to review the decisions of lower courts. [Source: Student's Guide to the Supreme Court; Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court]
Broader concept
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/jurisdiction_of_the_supreme_court
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