FEDERAL COURTS

1) Appellate jurisdiction - authority of a court to review and judge decisions of a lower court

 2) Article I - section of the U.S. Constitution allowing for the legislative branch of federal government

 3) Article III - section of the U.S. Constitution allowing for the judicial branch of federal government

 4) Geographical jurisdiction - area of a court’s jurisdiction

 5) Hierarchical jurisdiction - differences in functions of courts of original jurisdiction

 6) Interest group - special interest groups who lobby for political power and favorable policies

 7) Original jurisdiction - jurisdiction of first instance, commonly referred to trial jurisdiction

 8) Subject matter jurisdiction - types of cases a court has jurisdiction over

 9) Writ of certiorari -  issued by appellate courts to obtain and review the proceeding of a lower court