Judicial Branch/ Court System

Cases that involve damage to someone's property

• Criminal Court

• Civil Court

• Family Court

• Appeals Court

When people have a disagreement that they can't solve between themselves and take it to court, what kind of case is this called?

• Civil Case
• Criminal Case

When a person commits a crime, they are tried in what type of case?

• Criminal Case
• Civil Case

If a person loses a case and does not believe the ruling is fair, they can take it to a higher court.  This is called a(n)?

• Appeal
• Rebuttal
• Argument
• Mistrial

Appellate Courts cannot have a jury because they have a panel made up of how many judges?

• Two
• Three
• Five
• Nine

Supreme Court justices are nominated by the _______.

• President

• Senate

• Vice President

• Congress

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Role of the judicial branch

• make laws
• interpret laws
• enforce laws
• impeach a president

Highest court in the land

• appellate courts
• trial courts
• district courts
• Supreme Courts

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

This kind of court case relates to the rights of citizens

• Trial

• Criminal

• Civil

• Supreme

A group of citizens who hears and decides the outcome of a court case is called

• A trial court

• Justices

• Jury

• Reporters