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Number of court systems in the U.S.
Two
Group of people who decide a case after hearing the evidence
Jury
Number of justices in the Supreme Court
Nine
People or things that can prove one side's version of what happened
Evidence
What a judge wears
Robe
The first court to hear a case
Trial Court
A type of case relating to peoples' rights
Civil
The document that created the judicial branch
The Constitution
When an appellate court upholds a verdict
affrim
What appellate judges look for when they review a case
mistakes in the verdict
Taking a case through the court systems is like an
elevator
This court gets to choose what cases to hear
Supreme Court
Type of court that reviews the trial court's decision
appellate
The Supreme Court's power to decide what is constitutional
Judicial Review
When there is more than one judge, the group of judges is called a
panel
The lowest court in the federal system
District Court
Choosing between the federal or state court system depends on the _____ involved in the case
laws
When an appellate court sents a case back to the trial court
remand
Court system that deals with United States laws
federal courts
criminal
Asking an appellate court to review a case
appeal
Type of trial that has no jury
Bench Trial
The decision at the end of the case is called
verdict
A trial where a group of average citizens that listens to the evidence and decides the case
jury trial
What is the term limit of a Supreme Court justice?
As long as they choose, but they can be removed from office by impeachment.