3.1 Vocab List

5. this is the second level of courts in the federal system.
9. authority to review cases previously tried in a lower court.
10. the court process to determine whether someone committed a criminal act.
13. a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
17. a government body that brings charges against a person accused of breaking the law.
18. a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.
19. an order to produce an arrested person before a judge.
20. a jury of 6 to 12 persons that determines guilt or innocence in a civil or criminal action.

1. court of original jurisdiction where cases begin.
2. the three-tiered structure of federal courts.
3. a specifc jurisdiction served by a judge or court, as defined by given geographical boundaries.
4. authority for both state and federal courts to hear and decide cases.
6. fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement.
7. a group of citizens that decides whether there is sufficient evidence to accuse someone of a crime.
8. the lowest federal courts where federal cases begin.
11. a court having juristriction to review cases and issues that were originally tried in lower courts.
12. a person involved in a lawsuit.
14. the highest court of the United States.
15. an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime.
16. the jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in a trial.