Types of Law
The type of law that the majority of the American legal system is based on.
What is common law?
In Connecticut, the second-lowest level of court, just above probate courts.
What is district/trial/Superior Court?
The areas of law that are dealt with by a particular court.
What is jurisdiction?
The number of justices currently on the Supreme Court.
What is nine?
The case where the Supreme Court gave itself its special power.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The type of law that deals with serious crimes like arson or murder.
What is criminal law?
The court you use when you want to challenge another court’s ruling.
What is an appellate court?
The principle where courts generally follow the decisions made by earlier courts.
What is precedent?
The Court’s ability to determine if a law is constitutional.
What is judicial review?
The case that made “separate but equal” legal.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
The type of law that deals with rights or personal property being violated.
What is civil law?
The term length of a federal judge.
What is for life/until death, retirement, or impeachment?
Fingerprints, documents, and other materials related to a criminal case.
What is evidence?
How the Court’s rulings are decided.
The case that overturned the precedent set by the one above.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
What it is civil law?
The only requirement to be a federal judge.
What is “be of good behavior”?
A trial where there is no jury, only a judge.
What is a bench trial?
The current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Who is John Robert’s?
The case that states you have to be told that you have the right to remain silent.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
The type of law that is based on regulations and guidelines.
What is statutory law?
The term for jurisdiction when both state and federal courts can hear a case.
What is concurrent jurisdiction?
The person who brings a case to court.
What is a plaintiff?
What is [number between 80-150]?
The case that struck down limitations on handgun ownership.
What is DC v. Heller?