1. Court Systems
-Two Separate Court Systems
Federal
State
-Two kinds of court cases
Civil
Criminal

2. Court Systems
-Two Separate Court Systems
Federal
State
-Two kinds of court cases
Civil
Criminal

3. Jurisdiction
-the authority to hear a question or
case in dispute
-Original Jurisdiction
-this belongs to the court which has
the initial authority to hear a case
-Exclusive Jurisdiction
-means that jurisdiction belongs to
only one group
-Concurrent Jurisdiction
-this means that a case can be
heard in one of several courts

4. Constitution
-Example

5. Federal Law
-Example

6. Maritime Laws
-Example

7. Disputes involving the U.S.
Government
-Example

8. Controversies between states
-Example

9. Disputes between citizens of
different states
-Example

10. Disputes involving Different
governments
-Example

11. Cases involving U.S. Officials in
Foreign Nations
-Example