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Judicial Branch 2023
SOL CE6 Judicial Branch
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Virginian legislative branch is the | General Assembly |
| The General Assembly structure is | bicameral |
| The House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate | make state laws (2 parts) |
| The Virginian executive is | the governor |
| The governor appoints members of the | Virginian cabinet, who oversee specific functions |
| The second executive of Virginia is the | lieutenant governor |
| The Virginian judicial power comes from the | Virginian Constitution |
| Virginian Supreme Court | Highest court in Virginia |
| Virginian Court of appeals | Gets appeals from Circuit Court |
| Virginian Circuit courts | Hears state felony cases and high dollar civil cases |
| Virginian General District courts | Hears misdemeanors and low dollar civil cases |
| Juvenile and Domestic Relations courts | Hears child custody and divorce issues |
| New Jersey v. T.L.O. | School officials are allowed to search students’ purses, to look for illegal substances. |
| Tinker v. Des Moines | Students are allowed to wear black armbands to protest the Vietnam War |
| Brown v. Board of Education | Integrated schools so that all races attend school based on where they live, not their race. |
| Korematsu v. USA | Japanese are allowed to be sent to internment camps, as a result of suspicion of spying and attacks during WWII. |
| Gideon v. Wainwright | Everybody is entitled to a lawyer, regardless if they can afford it or not. |
| Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier | School officials are allowed to edit what is in the student newspaper, limiting students’ first amendment rights. |
| Marbary v. Madison | Established Judicial Review, so the Supreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional. |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | Blacks are given separate facilities, to make sure they had the same quality of life as whites. |
| Miranda v. Arizona | Confessions are not allowed to be used, until suspects have been read their rights. |
| US District Court | All federal crimes and lawsuits are heard in this court. |
| US Court of Appeals | This US Court hears appeals from US District Court. |
| US Supreme Court | This court is the nation’s highest court. |
| Article III | Constitutional article that gives the judicial branch its power. |
| US Constitution | Supreme law of the land. |
| Judicial Review | The right to declare laws “Unconstitutional”. |
| Unconstitutional | Means “illegal”. |
| Justice | A judge on the Supreme Court |
| Magistrate | a lesser judge who can do some judge duties. |
| Prosecutor | The lawyer who tries to prove the accused is guilty. |
| Arraignment | A meeting to review evidence and enter a plea. |
| Indictment | A formal charge. |
| Jury’s Role | To determine if a fellow citizen is guilty or innocent. |
| Judge’s Role | To determine the punishment for a guilty person. |
| Civil Case | A case about money gained from an accident or a case about rights. |
| Criminal Case | A case about a wrongful act that is committed on purpose. |
| Judicial Branch's Role | To interpret the law. |
| 5th Amendment | Offers protection against the national government. |
| 14th Amendment | Offers protection against the state government. |
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