Chapter 8

2. a court's authority to hear and decide a case
5. the principle that a sovereign government cannot be taken to court unless it agree to be sued
7. the person against whom a complaint is filed.
9. a minor crime
10. an order by a higher court seeking review of a lower court case
11. panels of citizens set up to hear evidence of possible crime and to recommend whether the evidence is sufficient to file criminal charges

1. district court officials responsible for overseeing some of the early hearings of a criminal trial at which routine matters are carried out, and who may also hear misdemeanor criminal cases and certain civil cases
3. an earlier court decision that guides judges' decisions in later cases
4. the person making a legal complaint in court
6. the tradition that a senator from the same state as a nominee to a federal district court and the same political party as the president can block a nomination virtually any reason
8. the list of cases to be heard before a court
9. law enforcement officers who provide security and police protection at federal courthouses, transport prisoners, help track down and arrest people accused of crimes, and provide protection to witness in federal cases