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32 Cards in this Set
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U.S. SUPREME COURT
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THE HIGHEST COURT IN THE FEDERAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
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U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
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AN APPELLATE COURT. REVIEWS CASES FROM LOWER FEDERAL COURTS.
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U.S. DISTRICT COURT
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A FEDERAL TRIAL COURT OR A FEDERAL COURT OF ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
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SPECIAL COURT
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THERE ARE SEVERAL U.S. COURTS THAT HAVE LIMITED JURISDICTION, INCLUDING THE COURT OF CLAIMS AND THE TAX COURT.
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SUPREME COURT
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THE HIGHEST COURT IN MOST STATE COURT SYSTEMS.
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U.S. SUPREME COURT
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THE HIGHEST COURT IN THE FEDERAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
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U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
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AN APPELLATE COURT. REVIEWS CASES FROM LOWER FEDERAL COURTS.
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U.S. DISTRICT COURT
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A FEDERAL TRIAL COURT OR A FEDERAL COURT OF ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
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SPECIAL COURT
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THERE ARE SEVERAL U.S. COURTS THAT HAVE LIMITED JURISDICTION, INCLUDING THE COURT OF CLAIMS AND THE TAX COURT.
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SUPREME COURT
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THE HIGHEST COURT IN MOST STATE COURT SYSTEMS.
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U.S. SUPREME COURT
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THE HIGHEST COURT IN THE FEDERAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
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U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
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AN APPELLATE COURT. REVIEWS CASES FROM LOWER FEDERAL COURTS.
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U.S. DISTRICT COURT
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A FEDERAL TRIAL COURT OR A FEDERAL COURT OF ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
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SPECIAL COURT
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THERE ARE SEVERAL U.S. COURTS THAT HAVE LIMITED JURISDICTION, INCLUDING THE COURT OF CLAIMS AND THE TAX COURT.
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SUPREME COURT
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THE HIGHEST COURT IN MOST STATE COURT SYSTEMS.
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SMALL CLAIMS COURT
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A COURT ESTABLISHED IN SOME STATES TO SETTLE MINOR DISPUTES BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS IN WHICH THE PARTIES REPRESENT THEMSELVES.
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PROBATE COURT
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A COURT THAT DEALS WITH THE PROBATE OF WILLS AND THE SETTLEMENT OF ESTATES.
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U.S. SUPREME COURT
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THE HIGHEST COURT IN THE FEDERAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
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U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
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AN APPELLATE COURT. REVIEWS CASES FROM LOWER FEDERAL COURTS.
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U.S. DISTRICT COURT
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A FEDERAL TRIAL COURT OR A FEDERAL COURT OF ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
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SPECIAL COURT
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THERE ARE SEVERAL U.S. COURTS THAT HAVE LIMITED JURISDICTION, INCLUDING THE COURT OF CLAIMS AND THE TAX COURT.
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SUPREME COURT
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THE HIGHEST COURT IN MOST STATE COURT SYSTEMS.
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U.S. SUPREME COURT
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THE HIGHEST COURT IN THE FEDERAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
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U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
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AN APPELLATE COURT. REVIEWS CASES FROM LOWER FEDERAL COURTS.
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U.S. DISTRICT COURT
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A FEDERAL TRIAL COURT OR A FEDERAL COURT OF ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
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SPECIAL COURT
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THERE ARE SEVERAL U.S. COURTS THAT HAVE LIMITED JURISDICTION, INCLUDING THE COURT OF CLAIMS AND THE TAX COURT.
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SUPREME COURT
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THE HIGHEST COURT IN MOST STATE COURT SYSTEMS.
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SMALL CLAIMS COURT
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A COURT ESTABLISHED IN SOME STATES TO SETTLE MINOR DISPUTES BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS IN WHICH THE PARTIES REPRESENT THEMSELVES.
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PROBATE COURT
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A COURT THAT DEALS WITH THE PROBATE OF WILLS AND THE SETTLEMENT OF ESTATES.
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COURT OF RECORD
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A COURT IN WHICH ALL PROCEEDINGS ARE RECORDED FOR FUTURE REFERENCES.
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COURT NOT OF RECORD
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A COURT IN WHICH THE PROCEEDINGS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE RECORDED.
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LOWER OR INFERIOR COURT
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A COURT THAT HAS A VERY LIMITED JURISDICTION AND WHOSE CASES MAY BE APPEALED TO A HIGHER COURT.
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