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| The branch that creates or enacts law. At federal level, Congress is the highest entity. On the State level, the state legislature is the highest entity |
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| The branch which enforces or executes the law. The highest federal entity is the President. Highest state entity is the governor |
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| Branch that interprets the law. The state and federal court systems comprise the judicial branch |
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| Administrative agencies settle disputes through administrative hearings. Tax disputes, social security matters and immigration issues are often administrative matters resolved in administrative hearings |
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| The are two levels of courts : Trial Level and Appellate Level. Trial courts with a single judge are where legal action is initiated and facts and evidence presented. In most cases, either party can demand a trial by jury where permitted by law. |
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| A request that a higher court review what a lower court decided. A party has one automatic right of appeal to the next higher court |
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| Trial level court where federal actions commence. Every state has at least one federal district and many states are broken into multiple districts |
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| Appellate level court. Broken into federal circuits and often referred to as the Circuit Court of Appeals. A Circuit is a collection of districts. Thus a Circuit Court is responsible for appeals from a collection of District Courts |
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| The country's highest court. Comprised of nine justices who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the US Senate |
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| have several judges. since juries are the triers of fact, and facts were determined a trial, appellate courts only deal with questions of law, not of fact |
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