civics chapter 10

original jurisdiction

• party who defend against a complaint

• authority to hear a case from a lower court

• individual or group that brings a complaint against another party

• authority to hear a case first

defendant

• party who defends against a complaint

• guidelines for deciding similar cases in the future

• government body that brings a criminal charge against the accused

• request for a higher court to review a case

precedent

• authority to hear a case from a lower court

• individual or group that brings a complaint against another party

• authority to hear a case first

• guidelines for deciding similar cases in the future

appellate

• request for a higher court to review a case

• government body that brings a criminal charge against the accused

• authority to hear a case from a lower court

• party who defends against a complaint

plaintiff

• individual or groups that brings a complaint against another party

• request for a higher court to review a case

• authority to hear a case first

• authority to hear a case from a lower court

prosecution

• government body that brings a criminal charge against the accused

• party who defends against a complaint

• individual or group that brings a complaint against another party

• request for a higher court to review a case

appeal

• authority to hear a case first

• guidelines for deciding similar cases in the future

• government body that brings a criminal charge against the accused

• request for a higher court to review a case

What is true about federal courts?

• there can be no appeal from a federal court

• each state has its own federal court

• a federal court may hear a civil or a criminal case

• the only federal court is the u.s. supreme court

both sides in a court case are called the

• parties

• plaintiffs

• prosecutions

• judges

who is the defendant in this case: the people of the state of florida v. jones?

• the people

• the state of florida

• the government

• jones