Glossary

  • ceded

    Give up (power or territory).

  • Ceded

    to give up power or territory

  • Chancery

    Involves the principles and concepts of contract and trusts law.

  • Chief Clerk

    Maintains and oversees the records of the court.

  • Children’s Crusade

    A series of student-led, peaceful marches in Birmingham, AL during the Spring of 1963 to demand an end to school segregation

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    the first significant law restricting immigration to the United States. The act, signed by President Arthur, provided a complete 10-year ban on Chinese laborers immigrating to the United States.

  • Circuit courts

    A court with the authority to review disputes brought up in a previous trial.

  • Circuit riding

    The process of justices visiting towns in their assigned district, initially via horseback or carriage, to preside over local courts.

  • Citizens’ Councils

    Organizations formed to counter desegregation.

  • Civil liberties

    fundamental rights and freedoms protected by the U.S. Constitution