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| The power and authority given to a court to hear a case and to make a judgment. |
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| Authority of a court to try a case the first time it is heard. |
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| The united states court of appeals. |
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| Local courts that handle minor matters such as misdemeanors and civil actions involving small amounts of money. |
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| A minor child under a certain age (generally 16-18) who has committed an adult crime. |
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| One who is homeless, destitute or without adequate parental care. |
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| intervention in a dispute in order to resolve it; arbitration. |
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| A form of arbitration in which the arbitrators starts as a mediator but in the event of a failure of mediation, the arbitrator imposes a binding decision. |
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| Trials run according to the same rules of procedure and evidence as trials run under the official auspices of the court. In a private trial, the parties can hold the trial when and where they choose, and they can choose the judge. Lengthy civil cases are well-suited to this approach. |
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| The defendants response to the allegations filed by the plaintiff in the complaint. |
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| The courts determination or decision in a case. |
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| Money or other property that is left with the court to assure that a person who has been arrested but released, will return to trial. |
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| Procedure in which the accused is brought to court, is read the indictment containing information regarding the crime, and is asked to plead guilty or not guilty, the case proceeds to trial. If the person pleads not guilty, the judge may impose sentencing. |
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| Cases that involve citizens of different states and in which the amount of money in dispute exceeds $75,000. |
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| The courts between the lower and higher courts. |
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| Any party to a suit decided in a federal district court may appeal to the federal court of appeals in the circuit where the case was tried. |
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| A general trial court that handles criminal and civil cases. All cases that involve major crimes and large amounts of money must begin in one of these courts. |
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| is generally a minor who has dine something inappropriate that is not considered an adult crime. |
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| The process, outside of the usual system, by which parties may attempt to solve their disputes by using creative settlement techniques. |
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| The process by which the parties to a dispute submit their differences to the judgment of an impartial person or group appointed by mutual consent or statutory provision. |
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| is an alternative dispute resolution technique, increasingly being used in civil disputes in the United States. |
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| A clause that specifies that the parties to the agreement have promised to use an alternative dispute resolution technique when a disagreement arises rather than litigating the issue. |
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| The derision made by members of a jury after they deliberate. |
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| Action when a person is deprived of his or her freedom by a police officer. |
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| A written accusation to charge an individual that is issued after the grand jury hears evidence and testimony of witnesses, this issuance does not mean that the person is guilty, but that the |
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| What are the two court systems in the united states? |
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| The United States has a dual court system and federal courts. |
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| What is the source of the federal court systems authority? |
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| In what kind of case does a federal district court have original jurisdiction. |
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| United States District Courts have original jurisdiction over cases involving federal crimes. |
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| When are the police allowed to search a vehicle without a warrant? |
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| When the officer has probable cause to believe there is evidence of a crime in your vehicle. |
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| How does a verdict differ from judgement? |
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| The jury comes up with the verdict but the court makes the final judgement. |
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| Describe the rights of an arrested person. |
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| The arrested person has the "Miranda Rights" such as you have the right to remain silent. |
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| What happens if the jury can not agree on a verdict. |
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| Under what circumstances might a judge commit a juvenile to a reform school? |
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| When the child has had multiple offenses and the judge is trying to straighten them out so that money isn't wasted later in prison on them. |
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