Judicial Branch Assessment

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panels of citizens that hear evidence of a possible crime and recommend
whether the evidence is sufficient to file criminal charges

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grand jury

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a legal process by which citizens who cannot pay money they owe others can receive court protection and assistance in settling their financial problems

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bankruptcy

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district-court officials who are appointed for eight years and hear some of the early hearings of criminal trials as well as some misdemeanor and civil cases

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Magistrate judges

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a minor criminal case punishable by one year or less of prison time

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Misdemeanor

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lawyers provided to defendants who cannot afford to hire a lawyer

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Public defenders

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officials who provide security and police protection at federal courthouses

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Marshals

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a person who files an appeal to have their case reviewed by a court of appeals

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appellant

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written arguments

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Briefs

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principle that a sovereign nation is immune from being sued unless it agrees to be sued

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Sovereign immunity

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hearings held by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces to decide cases involving violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice

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Courts-martial