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I* The Ro&e of Co+$ts9 A /o+$t3s 1ob is to inte$%$et n! %%&' the & ( th t the &egis& t+$e en /ts* Co+$ts %%&' the & ( to s%e/ifi/ /ont$o,e$sies b$o+ght befo$e them* The' $eso&,e !is%+tes bet(een %eo%&e/om% nies n! +nits of go,e$nment* 0ftentimes- /o+$ts $e / &&e! on to +%ho&! &imit tions on the go,e$nment* The' %$ote/t g inst b+ses b' && b$ n/hes of go,e$nment* The' %$ote/t mino$ities of && t'%es f$om the m 1o$it'- n! %$ote/t the $ights of %eo%&e (ho / n't %$ote/t themse&,es* The' &so embo!' notions of e:+ & t$e tment n! f i$ %& '* The /o+$ts n! the %$ote/tions of the & ( $e o%en to e,e$'bo!'* In n' st te- the$e $e t(o se% $ te /o+$t s'stems; <9= st te /o+$ts> n! <?= fe!e$ & /o+$ts* The , st m 1o$it' of / ses@o,e$ ABC@ $e h n!&e! b' the st te /o+$ts* Most &eg & b+siness@t$ ffi/ offenses- !i,o$/e- (i&&s n! est tes- b+'ing n! se&&ing %$o%e$t'@is h n!&e! b' the st te /o+$ts- be/ +se && these $e s $e go,e$ne! %$im $i&' b' st te & (s* II* The St te n! De!e$ & Co+$t S'stems "oth the st te n! fe!e$ & /o+$t s'stems $e /$e te! b' /onstit+tions* The fe!e$ & /o+$t s'stem is /$e te! b' the Unite! St tes Constit+tion (hi&e the st te /o+$t s'stem is /$e te! b' the Ne( H m%shi$e Constit+tion* A* The St te Co+$t S'stem; E /h st te h s its o(n /o+$t s'stem* De%en!ing on the siEe of the st te- the st te /o+$t s'stem m ' h ,e se,e$ & &e,e&s*