Gov. Ch.9 Terms

authority shared by both federal and state courts

the authority of a trial court to be first to hear a case

authority held by a court to hear a case that is appealed from lower court

group that hears charges against a suspect and decides whether there is sufficient evidence to bring the person to trial

A formal charge by a grand jury

A trial jury, usually consisting of 6 or 12 people, that weighs the evidence presented at a trial and renders a verdict