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10 Cards in this Set
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jurisdiction
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the courts authority to hear and decide cases
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exclusive jurisdiction
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only STATE courts may hear and decide these cases
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district courts
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federal courts where trials are held and lawsuits begin
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original jurisdiction
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where district courts hear cases for the 1st time
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appeals courts
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reviews decisions made in lower district courts
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appellate jurisdiction
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authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court
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circuit
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a particular geographic area
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remand
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to send the case back to the lower court to be tried again
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opinion
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what the judge writes when an appeals court makes a decision about a case
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precedent
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gives guidance to other judges by showing them outcomes of other similar cases
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