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Argylls Law 3 HM
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allows a court to resolve their disputes | Litigate |
| Person who tries to find solution acceptable for both sides. | Mediator |
| Holds informal hearing to determine what happened | Arbitrator |
| Governmental forum that administers justice under law. | Court |
| Where a dispute is first heard | Trial Court |
| Decision | Verdict |
| The power to make initial decision | Original Jurisdiction |
| Reviews decisions of lower courts | Appellate Court |
| Verbatim record | Transcript |
| Written arguments | Appellate Briefs |
| Can hear almost any case | General Jurisdiction |
| Hears one specific case | Specialized Jurisdiction |
| Order to turn over record of the case | Writ Of Certiorari |
| Account of what goes on at a trial | Court Of Record |
| Courts that deal with cases involving less than $25,000 | Associate Circuit Courts or County Courts |
| Administers ordinances | Municipal Courts |
| Administers wills and estates | Probate Courts |
| Act that ordained and established a Supreme Court | Federal Judiciary Act |
| Trial between U.S citizen and foreign citizen, or citizen from different state | Diversity Of Citizenship |
| Act that established the Federal Courts of Appeal | Judiciary Act |