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Chapter 7 - Section 1

Essential Question In what ways is the US a nation of laws?

Where is the Supreme Court described? Article III of the United States Constitution

What is an Inferior Court? Courts of lower authority All federal courts below the Supreme Court are inferior courts

Judiciary Act of 1789 Gave Congress the power to create: Federal District Courts Federal Appeals Courts

Hierarchy of Courts Supreme Court – Top Level Appeals Court – Middle Level District Courts – Bottom Level

Criminal Cases Cases in which juries decide whether people have committed crimes mostly state courts

Civil Cases Two sides disagree over some issue Not necessarily a breaking of the law

Suit The complaint the first person makes to the court in a civil case Usually looking for monetary compensation for some type of loss

Jurisdiction Authority to hear and decide a case

Exclusive Jurisdiction Only federal courts may hear and decide cases

Concurrent Jurisdiction A case can be heard in state or federal court

5 Areas of Federal Court Jurisdiction Involving the Constitution Foreign Governments US government representatives in foreign countries Federal, admiralty, or maritime law Disputes between states or citizens of different states

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