Judicial Branch in Flash

The U.S. Constitution create only the court called the Supreme Court.

• True

• False

The two court systems in the United States are:

• State and Federal

• State and Country

• State and City

• Country and City

What are the two types of legal cases that are heard in trial?

• Personal and Criminal

• Civic and Personal

• Civic and Criminal

True or False: The job of the Court of Appeals is to determine if the Trial Court made a mistake.

• True

• False

True or False: The Supreme Court hears hundreds of cases each year.

• True

• False

What is evidence used for in court cases?

• To help a lawyer explain their thinking.

• To help a lawyer prove their client's side of the story.

• To help the judge see what happened.

• To help the jury see what happened.

A trial with no jury is called a ______________________.

• One Person Trial

• A Singular Trial

• A Bench Trial

• A Judge Trial

Click the answers to what a TRIAL COURT does!

• Hears Civil Cases

• Might have a Jury Trial

• Has Three Judges

• Does not hear cases for the first time

Click the answers to what a APPELLATE COURT does!

• Does not hear cases for the first time

• Reviews verdict to look for mistakes

• Works with laws

• Has three judges

How many states in the United States of America still use the Mc'Naghten Law today?

• 25

• 39

• 4

• 10