Appellate Court - Court where cases are reheard to determine if the verdict should be changed., Bench Trial - Case that is decided by a group of judges and not a jury, Article III - Where the judicial branch is outlined in the Constitution, Check and Balance - An example of this is the Pres. ability to appoint and Senate's approval, Senatorial Courtesy - The Pres. asking a senator for recs for smaller appointments within a state, Trial Court - A court where cases are decided by a jury, Dual Court System - Describes the two court system of the US, Judicial Restraint - Judicial theory that believes the court should follow closely to the Constitution, Judicial Activism - Judicial theory that believes the court should take modern circumstances into account when ruling, Life Term - Length of a term of a judge, Pyramid - The "shape" of the court system, Jurisdiction - Authority of a court to try a case, State Courts - Court that sees almost 90% of cases, Plantiff - The person who brings a case forward in a court of law, Defendant - The person who is accused in a court of law, 11th Amendment - Change that says a person cannot sue a state, Concurrent Jurisdiction - When multiple courts have the ability to try a case,

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