Federal courts do not hear cases involving

State courts hear cases involving

What types of cases do courts hear?

Which court hears a case for the first time?

What is the first court to hear a case at the federal level called?

What is the purpose of evidence?

How many people sit on a jury?

What is the decision made by a jury called?

What is a trial with no jury called?

What is it called when an appeals court lets an earlier courts decision stand?

What is it called when an appeals court overturns an earlier courts decision?

What is it called when an appeals court sends back an earlier courts decision and orders a retrial?

When an appellate court makes a decision, all lower courts have to follow that decision in future cases. What is this referred to as?

Select the courts that are part of the appellate courts:

Which court only has one judge?

Appellate courts have a panel of judges. How many judges are on a Court of Appeals panel?

All federal judges and justices terms are how long?

All federal judges and justices are appointed by?

Appoints to the federal court system are approved by:

What court case established judicial review?

Judicial review allows the courts to:

What are laws passed by Congress called?

How many cabinet level departments are there in the executive branch?

What kind of case involves the breaking of laws set by governments?

Which is the more serious level of criminal offense?

What is the person bringing a case to civil court called?

Juveniles that are found to be breaking a law that that would not be considered crimes if they had been adults are called?

What does CPS stand for in terms of justice?

These are the three main sources of law in the United States:

Which of the following is not a category of crime?

Someone charged with a crime is called this in a court case.

Congress created how many federal district courts?

What federal circuit is Michigan part of?

Michigan is divided into these federal districts.

What federal district of Michigan do you live in?

This is the name of the current chief justice of the US Supreme Court.

What is the name of the most current justice on the Supreme Court?

What types of court systems are there at the state level in Michigan?

A summary of the case:

Written decision of the majority of the court:

An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.

This is granted to a petition taken up by the Supreme Court:

This is what is expected of American judges when deciding the facts of a case:

Which Article of the Constitution established the judicial branch?

Where do most legal issues get settled?

Which court would hear the facts in a case?

Which court looks for errors made by a lower court?

Appellate courts hear from witnesses and review evidence to determine a verdict.

A person commits a crime in Michigan and flees to another state and is arrested there. What is the name of the process to have that person returned to Michigan to face justice?

All of the laws created by Congress are collected and organized by subject in this:

Laws passed by the city of Marlette or village of Clifford are called:

Some federal agencies have the ability to write and enforce these: