interpret laws - Main job of the Supreme Court, legal group of people sworn to make a decision in a legal case - Jury, the decision of a jury - verdict, trials to find the guilt or lack of guilt of defendants charged with committing crime - Criminal Trials, trials used to settle disputes between two parties that do not involve criminal misconduct - Civil Trials, a court system made up of both federal and state courts - dual court system, Referee a court case - The role of judges, a person who brings a case against another in a court of law. - Plaintiff, an individual or group being sued or charged with a crim - Defendant, the lowest federal courts; federal trials can be held only here - district courts, a court that hears appeals of trial court decisions - Court of Appeals, To ask a higher court to review the decision and determine if justice was done - appeal, The power to hear a court case - Jurisdiction, the authority to hear cases for the first time - original jurisdiction, The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional - Judicial Review, not permitted by the Constitution - Unconstitutional, reverse - overturn, a crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death. - felony, (n.) a crime or offense that is less serious than a felony; any minor misbehavior or misconduct - misdemeanor, reasonable cause for issuing a search warrant or making an arrest; more than mere suspicion - Probable Cause,

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