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PHSCC Govt Ch11
PHSCC Govt Ch 11
Question | Answer |
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hears charges against a person who is suspected of having committed a crime | grand jury |
state may not deprive anyone of life, liberty or property | due process clause |
when a person loses a case in a trial court and wishes to petition another court to hear the case | appellate jurisdiction |
people engaged in a lawsuit | litigant |
court in which a case is originally tried | original jurisdiction |
when two levels of courts share authority over a case | concurrent jurisdiction |
a formal accusation accusing someone of committing a crime | indictment |
a trial jury | petit jury |
courts explanation for its decision | opinion |
traveling to hold court in assigned regions of the country | riding the circuit |
submitting candidates names to home state representatives first | senatorial courtesy |
submitting candidates names to home state representatives first | senatorial courtesy |
regions of the federal court system | judicial circuit |