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The Judicial Branch
notes on the judicial branch
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Judicial Branch __________ the law | interprets |
| Number of justices? | |
| Length of term? | |
| Court of appeals | |
| Number of judges | |
| Length of term | |
| Trial court | |
| Superior Court(188 courts in 49 circuits/region) | the trial courtv in the ga court system;hears both civil and criminal cases(5) |
| State Court(70) | A court in the ga's court system with limited jurisdictiom within one country. |
| Probate Court(159) | A court in the Ga court sys. that deals with wills and estates. |
| Juvenile Court(159) | A limited jurisdiction court in the Ga court sys.that concentrates attemtion on the treatment of juveniles |
| Magistrate Court(159) | A limited jurisdiction country court in the GA system;handles civil cases |
| Municipal and Special Courts(400+) | A court in a city or town that handles traffic offinces |
| What is Due Process? | steps that ensure fair treatmentunder the law |
| What is Grand Jury? | Group of citizens who examine a case record and evidence to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to charge and suspect with a crime |
| What is Trial Jury? | |
| What are Civil Cases? | |
| What are Criminal Cases? | |
| Who is Plantiff | |
| Who is defendant | |
| What is "the burden of proof?" | |
| Who is "the State"(the prosecution) | |
| What is Felony | |
| What is Misdeanor | |
| Conflict resolution | |
| Resolving disputes | |
| people in office | elected of appointed |
| County | is a subdivision of the state |
| Board of Commissioners | run the county |
| County Seat | location of the court house |
| city(municipal/municipality) | |
| municipal Services | |
| Forms of city governments | Mayop |
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