| A | B |
|---|
| state court jurisdiction | authority to hear/decide cases based on state/local laws |
| appellate jurisdiction | authority held by a court to hear a case that is appealed from lower court |
| original jurisdiction | the authority of a trrial court to be first to hear a case |
| concurrent jurisdiction | authority shared by both the national and the state havee |
| legislative,or special courts | helps congress exercise its power |
| riding the circuit | traveling to hold court ina justices assigned region of the country |
| solicitor general | appointed by the President and represents the federal government before the Supreme Court |
| capital case | jurors-verdict |
| mistrial | inconclusive trial where the jurors cannot agree |
| hung jury | a jury that is unable to reach a decision |
| bench trial | trail before a judge not a jury |
