Unit 13 Vocabulary - Judicial Branch

What is an Appeal in legal terms?

• A civil wrong against an individual

• A challenge to a lower court's decision

• Payment a suspect can pay to be released from custody

• When the judge decides the amount of time a person will spend in prison

Who is the Chief Justice?

• A member of the Supreme Court responsible for interpreting the laws

• The presiding justice of the Supreme Court

• A judge in the criminal court pretrial process

• A citizen looking over evidence in a Grand Jury

What is the role of the Judicial Branch?

• To deal with laws created to protect society from wrongdoers

• To challenge a lower court's decision

• To interpret and apply the law

• To hold suspects in custody

What is a Tort?

• A serious crime punishable by death

• A civil wrong against an individual

• A determination of guilt by a jury

• A step in the criminal court pretrial process

What is the purpose of Criminal Law?

• To deal with relationships amongst individuals

• To protect society from wrongdoers

• To select justices for the Supreme Court

• To determine the amount of fines owed

What does it mean to be Arraigned?

• To be released on bail

• To be held in custody

• To be brought before a superior court judge to enter a plea

• To have a group of citizens review evidence against you

What defines a Felony?

• A crime that is punishable by less than a year in prison

• A crime that can be punished by the death penalty

• A civil wrong against an individual

• A crime that is punishable by no less than one year in prison

What is the function of a Grand Jury?

• To determine the amount of bail

• To decide the length of a sentence

• To look over evidence to determine if a suspect should be charged with a crime

• To interpret the laws

What is Probable Cause?

• When a suspect can pay to be released from custody

• When there is sufficient evidence that the suspect was involved in a crime

• When a crime is punishable by no less than one year in prison

• When a judge decides the amount of time a person will spend in prison

What is a Misdemeanor?

• A serious crime punishable by death

• A civil wrong against an individual

• Less serious crimes usually punished with less than a year in prison and a fine

• A crime that is punishable by no less than one year in prison