Civics Unit 6 Vocabulary

transparency

• the body of law that regulates relationships in a community (Ex. Judge Judy)
• a system of law based on precedent and customs
• the body of law governing the Armed Forces
• process of making conditions more visible to everyone

appeal

• a court of law where cases are first tried
• Law based on the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court decisions
• principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
• a legal proceeding in which a case is taken to a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court

appellate court

• process of making conditions more visible to everyone
• a court in which a party who lost a case in a lower court asks judges to review that decision and change it
• a system of law based on precedent and customs
• a court of law where cases are first tried

circuit court

• the body of law that regulates relationships in a community (Ex. Judge Judy)
• a system of law based on precedent and customs
• a movable court in which a judge holds court sessions at different locations for pre-specified periods of time
• the highest court in the state of Florida

county court

• the highest court in the state of Florida
• a decision issued in a civil or criminal trial
• a court found in a county of each state
• the principle of determining moral conduct

trial court

• a court of law where cases are first tried
• the territory over which authority is given
• the body of law governing the Armed Forces
• a system of law based on precedent and customs

Florida Supreme Court

• the body of law governing the Armed Forces
• a court found in a county of each state
• a person authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law
• the highest court in the state of Florida

judge

• a person authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law
• the body of law governing the Armed Forces
• a legal proceeding in which a case is taken to a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court
• the principle of determining moral conduct

jury

• a court in which a party who lost a case in a lower court asks judges to review that decision and change it
• a group of people sworn to give a verdict on facts in a court case
• the body of law that regulates the conduct of people in society (Ex. theft, physically hurting others, stealing money)
• the body of law that regulates relationships in a community (Ex. Judge Judy)

justice

• the principle of determining moral conduct
• the territory over which authority is given
• a legal proceeding in which a case is taken to a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court
• a court in which a party who lost a case in a lower court asks judges to review that decision and change it