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Gov. Judicial Branch
The Judicial Branch and Civil Rights Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Original Jurisdiction | the authority of a trial court to be the first to hear a case |
| Concurrent Jurisdiction | authority shared by both federal and state courts |
| Indictment | a formal charge by a grand jury |
| Petit Jury averdict | a trial jury between 6 and 12 people that weighs evidence to render |
| litigent | a person engaged in a lawsuit |
| appellate jurisdiction | authority held by a court to hear a case that is appealed from lower court |
| Grand Jury | group that hears charges against a suspect and decides whether there is sufficient evidence to bring the person to trial |
| Due Process Clause | principle of the 5th ammendment that states that proper constitutional procedures must be followed in trials and any other actions it takes against individuals |
| Majority opinion | the court's decision expressing the views of the majority of justices |
| dissenting opinion | the opinion expressed by a minority of justices in a court case |