Judicial Branch

Process by which a person asks a higher court to review the results of his or her trial

• appeal

• remand

• reverse

The only court the Constitution creates

• district courts

• federal courts

• Supreme Court

judges of the Supreme Court

• appellate judge

• justices

• jury

trial courts

• supreme court

• district courts

• appellate courts

True or False: There are 12 justices on the Supreme Court

• True

• False

The two MAIN categories of law are

• criminal and civil

• military and juvenile

• none of these are correct

The right to a fair trial includes the right to

• be released from jail

• be released without bail

• have free legal aid

When a case is remanded it is

• declared unconstitutional

• sent to the U.S. Supreme Court

• returned to a lower court

Judges in a court of appeals determines

• whether the accused is innocent or quilty

• if the case should be sent o the Supreme Court

• if the original trial was fair

Supreme Court Justices are

• appointed for life

• serve four year terms

• must be lawyers

• are elected