 | Term | Definition |
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Trial Court |
The court in which a case is originally tried. These courts have original jusrisdiction |
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litigant |
A person engaged in a lawsuit |
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appellate jurisdiction |
Jurisdiction to appeal a case if they lose in a trial court |
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judicial review |
the power to review acts of Congress |
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due process clause |
the clause says no state may deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law |
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jurisdiction |
the authority and power of the court to hear cases |
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concurrent jurisdiction |
when both federal and state courts have jurisdiction |
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constitutional courts |
Courts established by Congress established under provision of Article 3 |
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district court |
serve as trial courts in states |
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grand jury |
used by district courts, the jury hears charges against a person |
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indictment |
a formal accusation of charging a person with a crime (done by the grand jury) |
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petit jury |
(trial jury) Its function is to weigh the evidence presented at a trial (guilty, not guilty) (plaintiff, defendant) |
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united states marshall |
keeps order in the courtroom |
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judicial circuit |
the US has 12 of these regions with 1 appellate court in each circuit |
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United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
This court hears cases from a federal claims court and other executive agencies |
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legislative courts |
help Congress exercise its powers |
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American Bar Association |
largest national organization of attorneys |
