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Intro to Court
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The numerous public agencies involved in implementing public policy concerning crime | Criminal Justice System |
| Makes the Law | Legislative |
| Enforce the Law | Executive |
| Interpret Law | Judicial |
| Body of rules | Law |
| General Law as opposed to special law - created by the courts | Common Law |
| 2 sides can tell their stories | Adversary System |
| first document that establishes the underlying principals and general laws of nation or state | The Constitution |
| Laws enacted by federal and state legislatures | Statutory law |
| The power of a court to decide a dispute | Jurisdiction |
| Particular location or area in which a court having a geographical jurisdiction may hear a case | Venue |
| Trial courts of limited or special jurisdiction are restricted to hearing a limited category of cases,misdeamonors and civil suits involving small sums of money | Subject-Matter Jurisdiction |
| A courts power over an individual person or corporation | Personal Jurisdiction |
| Differences in the courts' functions and responsibilities | Hierarchical Jurisdiction |
| The court has the authority to try a case and decide it | Original Jurisdiction |
| The court has the power to review cases that have already been decided by another court | Appellate Jurisdiction |
| Has original jurisdiction Arraigns the defendant, conducts the trial and if defendant found guilty , imposes sentencing | Trial court |
| Do not hear testimonies from witnesses, conduct trials, or use juries | Appellate Court |
| Court order that temporarily suspends activity in a case | Stay |