| A | B |
|---|
| constitution | courts derive power from this |
| court with original jurisdicion | Trial Court |
| Grand Jury | gives the indictment |
| Legislative courts | courts created by Constitution |
| district courts | workhorses of the judiciary system |
| indictment | formal accusation by the Grand Jury |
| supreme court | court of last resort on all questions |
| court writes explanations | supreme court opinion |
| court of appeals | has appellate jurisdiction |
| trial jury | type of petit jury |
| federal district court | twelve regional courts |
| territorial courts | similar to district courts |
| Plessy v. Ferguson doctrine | separate but equal |
| Brown vs. Board of Education | overturned Plessy v. Ferguson |
| writ of certiorari | court order to send up records |
