Due Process - Protection of citizens from unfair treatment from the gov't, Jurisdiction - the authority to hear a case in court., Original Jursidiction - Hearing a case for the FIRST time, Appellate Jurisdiction - Ability to review cases from lower courts, Limited Original Jurisdiction - Authority to hear and decide cases ONLY for a specific subject matter, Federal Courts - Hears cases involved with FEDERAL laws and the U.S. Constitution, State Courts - Hears cases which involve STATE laws and VIRGINIA Constitution, Criminal Cases - Cases which involve someone COMMITTING A CRIME, Civil Cases - cases involve vs PEOPLE (Usually for damages or money). , Misdemeanors - crimes that are NOT serious (ex. traffic ticket), Felonies - Crimes that are MORE SERIOUS, Judicial Review - Allows ONLY Supreme Courts to determine whether a law is Constitutional or unconstitutional., Constitutional - Agrees with Condtitution, Unconstitutional - Does NOT agree with Constitution, Court Case - Marbury vs. Madison, U. S. Constituton - The Supreme Law of the Land, 5th Amendment - Protection against the FEDERAL gov't from treating citizens unfairly., 14th Amendment - Protection against LOCAL and STATE gov't from treating citizens unfairly., Probable Cause - When police have a reason to believe that a crime has been or is being committed., Justices - decide cases at the Supreme Court level.,

Civics Judicial Branch Vocab

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