Chapter 3

in order for a court to be able to hear a case, the court must have the ability to compel appearance because the court has authority to hear a case over people and property

best place to have a the court, hearing, ect

a requirment that an individual must have sifficient stake in a controversy before he can bring a lawsuit. There has have to have been injury or threatened injury.

Established by the laws of each state and have broad jurisdiction

Review questions of law, not questions of fact (what occurred in the dispute, determined by jury) unless a trial court's finding of fact is clearly contrary to evidence.

Have harsher punishments like prision or jail

law cases that include punishments of money

Parties from one side of the controversy are citizens from a different state from parties on the opposite side

witnesses give testimony and a judge or jury decided who is guilty or not guilty

Established under the U.S. constitution and have a much narrower jurisdiction