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2. 1. Remand: To send a case back to a lower court for a retrial. 2. Brief: a summary of what an attorney plans to say before the Supreme Court or other courts. 3. Jurisdiction: The ability of a court to hear and decide a case. 4. Circuit: the geographic area covered by an appeals court

3. 5. Felony: a serious crime that, if a person is convicted, can take away a person’s right to own a gun or even vote. 6. Plaintiff: person bringing the suit in a civil trial 7. Arraignment: court appearance where a person pleads guilty or not-guilty 8. Capital Punishment: death penalty 9. Subpoena: order to appear in court 10. Precedent: a previous case that gives guidance to other judges hearing similar cases

4. 11. Opinion: detailed explanation of the legal thinking behind a court’s decision 12. Docket: court calendar 13. Misdemeanor: a less serious crime that usually is punishable by a fine 14. Defendant: person accused of a crime 15. Acquittal: Finding a person not- guilty

5. 1. A. Original Jurisdiction: first to hear a case B. Appellate: Hear cases appealed from lower courts. C. Exclusive: Only court that can hear the case. D. Concurrent: Can be heard in either a federal or state court 2. Marbury v. Madison 3. The ability of the Supreme Court to decide if a law or action is unconstitutional

6. 4. a. Majority b. Concurrent c. Minority or dissenting 5. Federal Court of Appeals 6. Federal District Court 7. Article III 8. Let the decision stand 9. Listens to evidence and if they think there is enough to go to trial they hand down a formal charge called an indictment.

7. 10. Criminal Case deals with a broken law. Civil Case is over a disagreement between two parties. No law is broken. 11. The judge sentences the defendant Sentencing is handing out the punishment.