| A | B |
| Inferior Courts | Lower Federal courts, those beneath the sumpreme Court |
| Jurisdiction | Constitutional Courts hear most cases tried in Federal Corts |
| Exclusive Jurisdiction | Some cases listed in table of federal Courts |
| Concurrent Jurisdiction | Shear powers to hear those cases |
| Plaintiff | Files Suit brings cases to proper states of Federal Court |
| Defendant | Civel Suit, person against a Court action is bought by plaintiff |
| Original Jurisdiction | Case is first heard is said over the case |
| Appellate Jurisdiction | Hears a case on appeal from lower court |
| Criminal Case | Defendant is tried for comming a crime as defined by law |
| Civil Case | Case involving noncriminal matter contract dispute or claim |
| Doclet | Become numerousthat supreme court was then 3 years behind |
| Writ of Certiorari | Cases reach supreme court |
| Certificate | Few cases reach court in another way |
| Majority opinion | Courts Opinion |
| Drecedents | SImilar cases arise in lower courts or reach sumpreme courts |
| Concurring opinion | to add or emphasize a point that made in majority opinion |
| Dissenting opinion | Written by justice who do not agree with courts majority decisions |
| Redress | A person who clain agains US could secure a claim |
| Courts martial | Serve special disiplinary needs of court system |
| Civilian Tribunat | Courts of appeals from armed forces |