Types of Courts
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- Q1A challenge to a previous legal decision.appeal30s
- Q2A group of people sworn to make a decision in a legal case.jury30s
- Q3A court having jurisdiction to review cases and issues that were originally tried in lower courts.appellate court30s
- Q4Lowest level of federal court.U.S. Disctrict Court30s
- Q5Middle level of federal court.U.S. Court of Appeal30s
- Q6Highest court of the United States; it sits at the top of the federal court system.U.S. Supreme Court30s
- Q7Lowest level of a state court.County Court30s
- Q8State trial courts of original jurisdiction for most controversies.State Circuit Courts30s
- Q9An appellate court in the state court system that reviews decisions made by the lower trial courts.State District Court of Appeals30s
- Q10A state's highest court which typically decides matters of law appealed from lower courts.State Supreme Court30s
- Q11The first court to hear a criminal or civil case. They have original jurisdiction.trial court30s
- Q12A public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law.judge30s
- Q13A judge of the supreme court.Justice30s
- Q14The legal authority a court [and the territory a court has authority over] to hear a case.jursidiction30s
- Q15Power of a court to determine the constitutionality of laws.judicial review30s