Judicial Branch

Which GA courts are responsible for wills, estates, marriage licenses, firearms licenses, traffic violations, and fish and game law violations?

• Juvenile

• Magistrate

• Probate

• Supreme Court

How are MOST GA judges chosen?

• Elected

• Appointed

Which of these is the BEST definition of an appeal?

• to ask a higher court to review the decision of a lower court

• to ask for a new trial

• to demand that the verdict be changed

• to ask for a new lawyer because yours was not good

The main purpose of the judicial branch is to interpret laws and administer justice.

• True

• False

Civil Cases are about laws being broken and criminals being punished.

• True

• False

Tort law is referring to

• Criminal Law

• Civil Law

Which type of crime is more serious?

• Felony

• Misdemeanor

The penalty in a civil cause is almost always ________.

• Financial (Money)

• Jail Time

• Probation or Parole

Which of these BEST describes a capital crime?

• It's a misdemeanor

• It is punishable by death

• It is not punishable in court

Assualt, cruelty to animals, trespass, shoplifting. These are examples of:

• Felonies

• Misdemeanors