Judicial Branch Notes Review

Relating to laws and courts

• Plaintiff

• Defendant

• Jury

• Judicial

A legal hearing or examination, in which the two parties/groups involved meet in court to present their positions/opinions to an impartial/neutral decision maker

• Trial

• Huh?

• Judge Judy

• Jury

The person accused of the wrongdoing or crime in court

• Plaintiff

• Defendant

• Baliff

• Judge

The person, or designated government official accusing the defendant.

• Defendant

• Judge

• Plaintiff

• Jury

Facts that support a position in court

• Certiorari

• Evidence

• Case

• Civil Law

Writ of __________: official request for Supreme Court to hear a case

• Century

• Centurion

• Certiorari

• Circumference

The group of citizens in a courtroom who aren't involved in the dispute but are sworn to give a verdict

• Civil

• Jury

• Jurry

• Judge

A dispute in which the Government has charged an individual with a crime and violating a law that protects other's safety is a:

• Civil Law Case

• Criminal Law Case

• Supreme Law Case

• Appeal Law Case

A dispute among individual citizens or individual citizens and their government over property and/or money is a:

• Civil Law Case

• Criminal Law Case

• Supreme Law Case

• Appeal Law Case

On both the State and Federal side, there are ____ levels to the Court System.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4