Describe the difference between original and appellate jurisdiction
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Explain that original jurisdiction gives a court the power to hear a case in the first instance and appellate jurisdiction gives a court the power to review the decisions of lower courts.
2, Explain that trial courts generally have original jurisdiction and courts of appeals appellate jurisdiction.
3, Acknowledge that only the Supreme Court has both original and appellate jurisdiction.
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