Criminal and Civil Court

What does a judge do during trial

• Keeps official court record, including documents and physical evidence

• Oversees the trial and decides questions of law

• Evidence of a crime on behalf of the people

• None of the above

The only court created by the U.S. Constitution

• federal court

• state courts

• supreme court

The highest court in the country

• state court

• federal court

• supreme court

trial that involves a person who has been accused of a crime.

• civil case

• criminal case

A trial where people have a disagreement that they can’t resolve on their own, and one side feels that the other side violated their rights in some way.

• civil case

• criminal case

A trial where people have a disagreement that they can’t resolve on their own, and one side feels that the other side violated their rights in some way.

• civil case

• criminal case

The first court to hear a case

• appellate court

• supreme court

• trial court

The decision at the end of the trial is called...

• answer

• response

• verdict

Someone is accused of stealing merchandise from a store...

• civil case

• criminal case

Joe is suing Megan because she owes him $3000.

• civil case

• criminal case