| A | B |
|---|
| Supreme Court | the highest court in the U.S. |
| appeal | to ask a higher court to hear your case |
| justice | a judge on a high court |
| oraiginal jurisdiction | when the Supreme Court is the first court to hear a case |
| Brown ve. Board of Education | separate schools for whites and blacks are unconstitutional |
| criminal cases | breaking a federal law |
| jury | a group of people who decide on a case |
| civil cases | court cases between people in different states |
| territories | not states, but land the U.S. owns |
| circuit courts | courts that traveled to different towns |
| patent | something that protects an invention from being copied |
