US Court System

County Courts take cases

• UNDER $1500

• Over $1500

• Only cases that have no monetary value

• ALL CASES

Which of the following cases would the federal court system handle?

• Disputes between two citizens of the same state

• Disputes between two states

• Violations of local ordinances

• Violation of state laws

How did the Code of Hammurabi influence civilizations that followed?

• Civilizations established structures of laws and processes for law breakers

• Civilizations severely punished all law breakers to make civilians fear government.

• Civilizations extended rights and freedoms to their accused.

• Civilizations severely punished boys who disrespected their fathers in public

Parts of a criminal trial are listed below. What is the correct order of these parts?

• Presentation of Evidence by defense, closing statements, verdict, opening statements, jury deliberation, evidence by prosecution

• Opening statements, verdict, jury deliberation, evidence by prosecution, evidence by defense closing statements.

• Opening statements, Evidence by prosecution, evidence by defense, Closing statements, Jury deliberation, and Verdict

• Opening Statement, Closing statement, evidence by defense, evidence by prosecution, and verdict

If a defendant's case were to go to trial, whose burden would it be to prove the defendant's guilt???

• Prosecution

• Judge

• Jury

• Defense

Cases that involve damage to someone's property

• Criminal Court

• Civil Court

• Family Court

• Appeals Court

What is the key characteristic of a criminal trial?

• The defense attorney must prove that his or her client did not commit a crime

• The judge weighs all evidence to determine the defendant's innocence or guilt

• The grand jury issues a formal charge against the defendant

• The prosecutor must demonstrate that a crime has been committed.

What is the correct order of the federal court system from lowest authority to highest authority?

• U.S. Appeals Courts, US District Courts, US Supreme Court

• State Supreme Court, US Appeals Court, US Supreme Court

• US Districts Courts, US Appeals Courts, US Supreme Court

• State Supreme Court, Court of Federal Claims, US Supreme Court

What is precedent?

• an opinion unlike any in the past

• asking for the opinions of several other judges

• The judge does not refer to the US Constitution

• Using older cases that are similar in nature to determine an outcome

When a couple is going to court for divorce it is considered...

• federal law

• criminal law

• military law

• civil law