Question: these courts derive their power from the constitution and federal laws

Answer: federal courts

Question: a trial court has

Answer: original jurisdiction

Question: people engaged in lawsuits are called

Answer: litigants

Question: a formal accusation handed down by the grand jury is

Answer: an indictment

Question: these are the workhorses of the federal judiciary system

Answer: district courts

Question: one of these appellate courts is in each of the 12 regions across the US

Answer: U.S. court of appeals

Question: these courts help congress exercise its power according to Article 1 of the Constitution

Answer: Legislative courts

Question: This is the court of last resort in all questions of federal law

Answer: Supreme Court

Question: explanation for the Supreme Court’s decision is called

Answer: an opinion

Question: these courts derive their power from the state constitutions and laws

Answer: state courts