The United States has a court structure comprised of multiple jurisdictions. Two of these jurisdictions are the original jurisdiction and the appellate jurisdiction. In the case of the original jurisdiction, the court has the necessary authority to hear a case when it is first brought to the court. Whereas, the appellate jurisdiction refers to a court that has the authority to review a case looking for possible errors based on the law (Bohm & Haley, 2011, p. 274). Two additional jurisdictions making up the court structure are the general and special jurisdictions. The general jurisdiction refers to a court having the power to hear any type of case. However, the special jurisdiction is the opposite of the general jurisdiction, as it refers
