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Judicial Court
Judicial Branch Court vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Supreme Law of the Land is called the | The Constitution |
| The highest federal court in the United States is the | Supreme Court |
| What allows the court to determine the constitutionality of laws? | Judicial Review |
| A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights. | Civil Law |
| A system of law concerned with punishment of those who commit crimes. | Criminal Law |
| The first court to hear a criminal or civil case is called a ___________________. | Trial Court |
| Court that has the power to hear appeals and reverse lower court decisions. | Appellate Court |
| Courts that hear disputes about laws of one state are _____________________. | State Courts |
| How many Supreme Court Justices and there? | Nine |
| The lowest level of Federal Courts is called __________________________. | District Court |
| A trial in which the judge alone hears the case without a jury. | Bench Trial |
| Deals with problems between states. | Federal Court |
| A body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law is called a _______________________. | Jury |
| The available body of facts or information indicating whether a proposition is true or valid (proof) is called ______________________. | Evidence |
| A citizen from another state sued me! | Federal Court |
| Someone is polluting the environment. | Both |
| Someone ran into me with a car! Ouch! | State Court |
| Someone violated my books copyright. | Federal Court |
| Someone wants custody of my child! | State Court |
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