Judicial Branch Vocab

This person bring a lawsuit against another person in civil trial court.

• prosecutor

• defendant

• jury

• plaintiff

This person has a civil or criminal case brought against them in court

• prosecutor

• defendant

• jury

• plaintiff

This person is a lawyer and represents the government in a criminal case.

• prosecutor

• plaintiff

• jury

• defendant

This is a legal idea the lower court judges have to follow appeals court decisions when deciding similar cases.

• legal analysis

• overrule

• sustain

• precedent

A case involving a noncriminal matter such as a contract dispute or a claim of patent infringement

• criminal case

• grand jury

• jury trial

• civil case

a case in which a defendant is tried for committing a crime as defined by the law

• civil case

• defendant

• jury trial

• criminal case

the authority (right) of a court to hear a case; (types - appellate, concurrent, exclusive, original)

• arraignment

• precedent

• pardon

• jurisdiction

No state may deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without the __________ of the law

• trial

• due process

• jurisdiction

• judicial review

What are the TWO types of court systems in the U.S.? (Select TWO answers)

• Federal

• Universal

• State

• International

What is the job of an appellate court?

• to automatically overturn the original ruling

• to select cases for the Supreme Court

• to uphold the original ruling no matter what

• to review an original case for a mistake