Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Argyll Law 3 LH
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A record of what went on at trial | Transcript |
| The court in which a dispute is first heard | Trial Court |
| Written arguments on the issues of law, submitted by the opposing attorneys | Appellate Briefs |
| Reviews decisions of lower courts when a party claims an error of law was made during the lower court's proceeding | Appellate Court |
| Can hear almost any kind of case | General Jurisdiction |
| Keeps an exact account of what goes on at trial | Court of Record |
| Usually divided into traffic and nontraffic divisions | Municipal Courts |
| Many people decide to quickly, or to allow a court to resolve their disputes | Litigate |
| Develops a situation acceptable to both sides of the dispute | Mediator |
| Usually holds an informal hearing to determine what happened | Arbitrator |
| Can be defined as a government forum that administers justice under the law | Court |
| Trail court will then apply what it selects as the appropriate law to the facts to reach a decision in a case | Verdict |
| Two levels of Courts | Trail And Appellate Court |
| The power to make these initial decisions of fact and law | Original Jurisdiction |
| Hears only one specific type of case | Specialized Jurisdiction |
| Last court that hears the case | Writ of Certiorari |
| Minor individual suits would not often be heard | Small Claims Courts |
| To carry out this policy, have been set up | Juvenile Courts |
| The lower Courts | Associate Circuit Courts or Count Courts |
| Courts that administer wills and estate to accomplish the task | Probate Courts |
Created by:
LVHaney
Popular Law sets