Judicial Branch in a Flash

Who is a part of the JUDICIAL Branch?

• The Supreme Court and other courts

• Senate and House of Representatives

• President, VP and Cabinet

What is the only court the Constitution created?

• Supreme Court

• Appellate Court

• State Courts

FEDERAL court deals with...

• interpreting laws and cases of individual states

• interpreting laws and cases that apply to the whole country

• Approving or vetoing bills

What are the two TYPES of trials?

• Legislative trial and Judicial trials

• state trials and federal trials

• civil trials and criminal trials

Civil trials are cases that relate to...

• the rights of citizens or a disagreement people are having

• crimes people committed

Criminal trials relate to...

• Rights of citizens or disagreements people have

• Crimes people committed

Janaya and Drake live next door to each other. Janaya claims that Drakes dog destroyed the fence in her yard. She payed $3,000 for this brand new fence and got it installed by professionals. She wants Drake to pay her back so she takes him to court. What kind of trial will this be?

• Civil

• Criminal

Cody was caught robbing a convenience store with a loaded weapon. He did not use the weapon but the police caught him down the road from the store with $600 in cash. They are taking him to court. What kind of case will this be?

• Civil

• Criminal

Witnesses, videos, photographs, a letter or even a piece of fabric are examples of...

• evidence

• government documents

• verdicts

• defendants

In most cases, what do we call the group of 12 people who listen to a case and decide who wins?

• Attorneys

• Justices

• Judicial Reviews

• Jury