Match the following

• Deals with disputes between people

• Civil law

• Deals with people under 18 years of age

• juvenile law

• Deals with people accused of a crime

• Constitutional law

• Deals with people in the armed forces

• Criminal law

• Deals with interpreting the constitution

• Military law

Reorder the following

• Supreme Court

• State Courts

• County Court

• Circuit Court

• Court of Appeals

Reorder the following

• Court of Appeals

• Supreme Court

• Federal Courts

• District Court

Match the following

• review if actions are constitutional

• court order

• no trial, based on statements & evidence

• writ of certiorari

• to see if Supreme Court will hear a case

• summary judgement

• formal statement to do or stop doing

• Judicial Review

Judicial review came from the court case of Marbury v _______.

The only court that can resolve disputes between states.

The function of the judicial branch is?

• write laws

• enforce laws

• interpret laws

John, a construction worker, backed his work truck up into a neighbor’s mailbox leaving to work one morning.  His neighbor sues him for the repair costs. 

• criminal

• civil

John, a construction worker, steals tools from a worksite so that he can make repairs to his house.  The police show up at his door and arrest him for theft

• Criminal

• Civil

A suspected terrorist living in Florida was being investigated by the FBI after receiving a tip from a local Sheriff’s office of suspicious activity.  After a thorough investigation, the FBI arrested the person on charges of terrorism.

• Criminal

• Civil

• Military