Supreme Court - court that gets to decide what is constitutional, Court of Appeals - reviews cases to see if the trail court made a mistake, Federal Court System - court that hears disputes about laws that apply to the entire US, District Court - the trial court in the Federal system, State Courts System - courts that hear disputes about the laws of one state, Trial Court - court that hears a case for the first time, evidence  - Objects or information used in court to prove what really happened, Criminal Case - a case relating to a crime, Civil Case  - a case relating to the rights of citizens, Jury Trial  - a trial where a group of people listens to the evidence and decides the case, Bench Trial - a trial where only the judge hears the evidence and decides the case, verdict  - the decision at the end of a case, appeal - asking a higher court to review a case, affirm - when an appellate court decides no mistake was made, reverse - when an appellate court overturns the trial court's verdict, remand - when an appellate court sends a case back to the trial court, Judicial Review - the power of the Supreme Court to decide what the Constitution really says, nine - the number of justices in the Supreme Court , two - number of court systems in the US, panel - a group of judges,

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