| Term | Definition |
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| concurrent jurisdiction | authority shared by both federal and state courts |
| origional 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 lower court |
| litigant | a person engaged in a lawsuit |
| due process clause | Fourteenth Amendment clause stating that no state may deprive a person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law |
| grand jury | group that hears charges against a suspect and decides wether there is sufficient evidence to bring the person to trial |
| indictment | a formal charge by a grand jury |
| petit jury | a trial jury, usually consisting of 6 or 12 people, that weighs the evidence presented at a trial and renders a verdict |
| judicial circuit | a region containing a United States appellate court |
| senatorial courtesy | a system in which the president submits the name of a candidate for judicial appointment to the senators from the candidate's state before formally submitting it for full senate approval |
| District Court | federal courts that that that have origional jurisdiction |
| State Court | this court, set up by the state, has its own systems of criminal and civil laws |
| Federal Court | A court that deals with federal cases |
| Legislative Court | a specialized court established to hear cases about and execute the legislative powers of Congress. |
| Constitutional Court | a court set up by Congress under the authority of Article III of the constitution that hears both criminal and civil cases related to federal laws |
| Trial Court | the first court before which the facts of a case are decided |
| Judge | If you don't know this one you fail the test |
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