Am. Gov. Notes (Created by the AMAZING Carter)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 concurrent jurisdiction | authority shared by both federal and state courts |
| original jurisdiction | the authority of a trial court to be first to hear a case |
| appellate jurisdiction | authority held by a court to hear a case that is appealed from a lower court |
| litigant | a person engaged in a lawsuit |
| due process clause | 14th amendment clause stating that no state may deprive a person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law |
| due process law | principle of the 15th amendment stating that the government must follow proper constitutional procedures in trials and other actions it takes againts individuals |
| grand jury | a group that hears charges against a suspect and decides wheter there is sufficent evidence to bring the person to trial |
| indictment | a formal charge by a grand jury |
| riding the circuit | traveling to hold court in a justice's assigned region of a country |
| opinion | a written explanation of a supreme court decision |
| brief | a written statement setting forth the legal arguments, relevant facts, and precedents supporting one side of the case |
| plaintiff | person who brings charges in court |
| defendant | the person against whom a civil or criminal suit is brought in court |
| perjury | lying under oath |
| pardon | a release from legal punishment |
| parole | means by which a prisoner is allowed to serve the rest of a sentence in the community under the supervision of a parole officer |
| jury | a group of citizens who hear evidence during a trial and give a verdict |
| American bar association | an intrest group that influences licensing and training of doctors and lawyers |
| State Courts | Hear cases involving state crimes and state laws. Also hear cases challenging the state Constitutions |
| Federal Courts | Hear cases involving federal laws and crimes. Also hear cases involving issues with the U.S. Constitution |
| State | What kind of crime is murder? |
| Federal | What kind of crime is commited on an ocean? |
| Federal | What type of crime is a state vs. a state conflict? |
| Federal/State (Concurrent Jurisdiction) | What kind of crime is driving drunk not wearing a seatbelt? |
| Federal | What kind of crime is driving drunk? |
| State | What kind of crime is not wearing a seatbelt? |
| Original Jurisdiction | What kind of jurisdiction do district courts have? |
| An appeal decision (Criminals sometimes to not get a chance for appeal) | What must a judge grant in order for a person to move from the district courts to the appellate courts? |
| State Supreme Court | What is the highest you can go in the state courts? |
| District courts, appellate courts, state supreme courts | What are the three levels of state courts in order from least powerful to most? |
| District courts, appellate courts, U.S. supreme courts | What are the three levels of federal courts in order from least powerful to most? |
| U.S. Supreme Court | What is the highest level in the federal courts? |
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