| A | B |
|---|
| to reach an agreement | Consensus Building |
| when 2 sides discuss and present their side of an issue | debate |
| when two or more parties are trying to reach an agreement | negotiation |
| when both sides give up something | compromise |
| power to hear a case on appeal | Appellate |
| powers that only a specific court has the power to hear the case | Exclusive |
| 2 or more courts have the power to hear the case | Concurrent |
| the lowest level of courts, 94 courts, has a jury, call witnesses | Federal District Court |
| has appeallate jurisdiction (federal) | (Federal) U.S. Court of Appeals |
| has the power of the judicial review | (Federal) U.S. Supreme Court |
| courts such as tax, claims and bankruptcy courts | (Federal) Special Courts |
| magistrate or municipals courts | (State) Lower Courts |
| civil and criminal cases are heard here | (State) General Trial Courts |
| cases on appeal from the lower state courts | (State) Intermediate Appellate Courts |
| has the power to review and hear appeals from lower state courts | (State) State Supreme Court |
