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PHSCC Govt Ch 11

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