AM GOV - Unit 6 Vocabulary Review

the type of law dealing with crimes and providing for their punishment

• criminal law

• plaintiff

• prosecution

• civil law

• defendant

one against whom a legal charge has been made

• criminal law

• plaintiff

• prosecution

• civil law

• defendant

the lawyers acting for the state to put the charges against the defendant for criminal behavior

• criminal law

• plaintiff

• prosecution

• civil law

• defendant

a person who files suit in a civil case

• criminal law

• plaintiff

• prosecution

• civil law

• defendant

the type of law dealing with the rights & relationships of private citizens

• criminal law

• plaintiff

• prosecution

• civil law

• defendant

a group of people who evaluate whether there is enough evidence against a person to order him or her to stand trial (16 - 23 people)

• appeal

• original jurisdiction

• appellate jurisdiction

• grand jury

• petit jury

the court's authority to hear & decide a case for the first time

• appeal

• original jurisdiction

• appellate jurisdiction

• grand jury

• petit jury

a group of people who weigh the evidence presented at trial (6 - 12 people)

• appeal

• original jurisdiction

• appellate jurisdiction

• grand jury

• petit jury

take a court case to a higher court for review

• appeal

• original jurisdiction

• appellate jurisdiction

• grand jury

• petit jury

the court's authority to hear cases on appeal

• appeal

• original jurisdiction

• appellate jurisdiction

• grand jury

• petit jury