Gov't 1
Name of the branches of government
Executive judicial, legislative
An individual or a grop og people who bring a complaint against another part in a civil case is called what?
Plaintiff
An effort by judges to avoid overturning laws and to leave policymaking up to the other two branchs of government is judicial______________.
Restraint
Original________________is a court's authority to hear a case firt is a court's authority to hear a case first.
Jurisdiction
Temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes requiringmoney as security.
Bail
Who is the Chief of Command and which branch of the government is he/she is in charge of?
To ask a higher court to review a decision and determine if justice was done is to ask for what?
Appeal
A_________________ is a criminal offense that is less serious than a felony but more serious than a minor infraction.
Misdemeanor
A___________ ___________ is a formal notification police in the U.S. must give to criminal suspects in custody before questioning them.
Miranda Warning
The United States Constitution was drafted and signed by the delegates in_____________.
1787 (September 17, 1787)
What method used could determine how a juror could be selected?
When a person registers to vote by obtaining a state issued ID or driver's license then he/she will enter a lottery pool
A_________________is guidline for how similar cases should be handled in the future. (Ex. Brown vs. Board of Education 1954)
Precedent
Judicial____________is the principle that says the Judicial Branch can evaluate and overturn laws and executive actions that are unconstitutional.
Review
You cannot be tried or punished twice for the exact same offense. What is it called?
Double Jeopardy
Agreement where a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge to avoidtrial.
Plea Bargain
Which branch of the government does the Supreme Court Justice holds?
Judicial Branch
A_______________ is a person answering to a charge in a case.
Defendant
A____________case begins with a complaint and might end with monetary compensation.
The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are called_____________________.
the Bill of Rights
This branch of the government makes the laws.
Legislative Branch
How many trials could a person who maybe defending his/her case recieve.......there are two different types name them. (Explain in details)
Bench trial wherein the judge is given all evidence to determine whether a person is guilty or not as well as impose a sentence for the convicted person
Trial by jury of his/her peers consists of 12 individuals who are not connected to the accused by any means
A_______________ is a government body that brings a criminal charge against a defendant.
Prosecution
The US Supreme Court has __________ and no___________.
justices, jury
A serious crime punishable by more than one year in prison.
Felony
The system where the three branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial) work together and limit one another's powers is called
Checks and Balances