Judicial Branch

Which two choices are considered the role of the judicial branch?

• interpret the laws of Georgia

• create the laws

• enforce the laws

• administer justice

How is the law interpreted by the judicial branch?

• laws are studied by the legislature then sent for approval by the judges.

• laws from the past are analyzed by the judge of a case then applied to current cases.

How is justice administered by the judicial branch?

• the judicial branch develops policies that make state programs run smoother

• The judicial branch applies the law fairly and equally to everyone.

• The judicial branch appoints agency leaders that carry out the law.

What are the two types of law?

• Criminal

• Civil

• Felony

• Misdeameanor

Which type of law deals with private disputes among citizens?

• civil law

• criminal law

• liability law

What are examples of civil law cases?

• injury, perjury, robbery

• robbery, murder, DUI

• injury, contract disputes, property ownership

Which type of law punishes people found at fault by requiring compensation through monetary damages?

• Criminal law

• Civil law

Which of these describes a plaintiff in a civil case?

• the attorney hired by the defendant

• The person who has been accused of wrong doing

• The person who has been wronged

Pick all the ways that criminal law is handled differently than civil law.

• Plaintiff brings the case to the court's attention in civil law; the state of Georgia (government) brings a criminal case to the court's attention.

• criminal law allows for monetary damages; civil law requires jail time.

• In criminal law, a defendant does not have to testify; in civil law they do

• In civil law, a defendant may hire their own lawyer; in criminal law, a defendant can have a public defender appointed to serve as their attorney

Which is a money amount set by a judge for the defendant to be allowed out of jail while awaiting their trial?

• fine

• monetary damages

• bail