Jurisdiction one authority
Appellate Jurisdiction first come first sever
Original Jurisdiction The ability and authority to decide cases based on hearing testimony and viewing evidence, rather than on appeal.
Petit Jurie a jury of 12 persons empanelled to determine the facts of a case and decide the issue pursuant to the direction of the court on points of law
Grand Juries a legal body that is empowered to conduct offical proceeding to investigate potential criamial conduct and to determine whether criminal charges should be brought.
limited goverment gives citizens more control on how they shape their local environment and policy.judicial reveiw
checks and balances limits imposed on all branches of a government by vesting in each branch the right to amend or void those acts of another that fall within its purview.
separtion of powers The first three articles of the U.S. Constitution call for the powers of the federal government to be divided among three separate branches the legislative, the executive, and the judiciary branch.
federalism is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant with a governing representative head.
popualar sovereignty the principle that the authority of the government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives
Appellate Jurisdiction first come first sever
Original Jurisdiction The ability and authority to decide cases based on hearing testimony and viewing evidence, rather than on appeal.
Petit Jurie a jury of 12 persons empanelled to determine the facts of a case and decide the issue pursuant to the direction of the court on points of law
Grand Juries a legal body that is empowered to conduct offical proceeding to investigate potential criamial conduct and to determine whether criminal charges should be brought.
limited goverment gives citizens more control on how they shape their local environment and policy.judicial reveiw
checks and balances limits imposed on all branches of a government by vesting in each branch the right to amend or void those acts of another that fall within its purview.
separtion of powers The first three articles of the U.S. Constitution call for the powers of the federal government to be divided among three separate branches the legislative, the executive, and the judiciary branch.
federalism is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant with a governing representative head.
popualar sovereignty the principle that the authority of the government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives