The Virginia Court System

What type of court is the General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court also referred to as?

• Supreme Court

• Small Claims Court

• Appellate Court

• Circuit Court

What is the maximum amount for these cases?

• $25,000

• $20,000

• $30,000

• $35,000

Who presides over the General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court?

• Jury only

• Judge only

• Judge and Jury

• Magistrate

What is depicted in the image?

• Clarke county Library

• VA Supreme Court

• Clarke County District Court

• Judges House

If you break the law in the United States, you are punished by:

• Fines, imprisonment, or both

• Only by fines

• Only by imprisonment

• Community service and warnings

The SUPREME law of the land is the

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Federalist Papers

Select the concise difference between a civil and criminal case (think back to the Bill of Rights Unit!).

• Civil cases resolve disputes between private parties; criminal cases involve state prosecution for offenses.

• Civil cases prosecute state crimes; criminal cases handle personal disputes.

• Civil cases and criminal cases have no significant difference.

• Civil cases are exclusively ruled by federal courts; criminal cases by local courts.

The power of judicial review is the power

• It is the power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional.

• It is the power of the legislative branch to pass bills.

• It is the power of the executive branch to enforce laws.

• It is the power of the people to vote laws in or out.

If you break the law in the United States, you are punished by the

• By the legal system through fines, imprisonment, or other penalties.

• By community decision making.

• By immediate pardon.

• By being ignored.

The SUPREME law of the land is the Constitution.

• The Constitution

• The Supreme Court

• The Bill of Rights

• Congressional Acts