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Gov Ch 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Authority to hear and decide a case | jurisdiction |
| The sole right to hear a case | exclusive jurisdiction |
| Jurisdiction held by both state and federal courts | concurrent jurisdiction |
| person who makes a legal complaint | Plaintiff |
| person against whom a case of fire | defendant |
| jurisdiction of the court that first hears a case | original jurisdiction |
| concept that judges should interpret the Constitution according to its original meaning | judicial restraint |
| holds that judges can adapt the meaning of the Constitution to meet the demands of contemporary realities | judicial activism |
| previous Court ruling | Precedent |
| law that organized the federal court system into district courts, circuit courts and the Supreme Court | judicial Act of 1789 |
| A panel of citizens that determines whether enough evidence exists to file criminal charges district courts convene | grand juries |
| is a legal process by which people who cannot pay money they owe on others can receive Court protection and assistance in settling their financial obligation | Bankruptcy |
| is responsible for overseeing the early hearings in a criminal trial when routine matters are carried out and can also preside over misdemeanor and civil cases is a parties and both agree | magistrate judges |
| minor criminal cases involving offenses punishable by one year or less are called this type of case | Misdemeanor |
| in criminal cases federal court provide this two defendants who cannot afford to hire movers of Their Own | Public |
| transport prisoners track down and arrest people accused of crimes and provide security and police protection at Federal courthouses | Marshall |
| a person who files an appeal is called an | Appellant |
| in an appeals case a panel of circuit judges reviews the trial court record and reads this or it's a written argument from both sides of the case | Briefs |
| nations are generally immune from lawsuits unless they agree to be sued because they possess | sovereign immunity |
| if a member of the military violates the uniform code of military Justice, his or her case will be heard in a military hearing called a | courts-martial |
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