Courts
What is the highest court in the United States?
United States Supreme Court
Who is like a referee at a ball game?
Who is a Judge.
Who investigates a crime?
The police.
Who gives advice to people on their disagreements in courts?
Who are Lawyers
Peter Rabbit stole carrots from Mr. McGregor's garden.
What is Criminal (theft)
Civil (conversion)
What is the name given for the person being charged with a crime and defending themselves in court?
Who is the Defendant
Who is the person responsible for keeping the judge safe along with keeping order in the court room?
Bailiff
What is a minor criminal offense called?
Misdemeanor
The right to free speech.
What is the first amendment
Papa Bear and Mama Bear no longer want to be married.
What is Civil (divorce)
How many members are on the jury?
12
Who is responsible for maintaining records before and during the trial?
Who is a Law Clerk
What are rules of behavior or actions that a nation or a group of people agree to follow?
What is a law
What is a rule created to tell us what we can or cannot do
What is a law
The Queen gave Snow White a poisonous apple that she knew was poisonous.
What is Criminal (attempted murder)
Civil (battery)
What are the 3 branches of government?
What are the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branch
Who is the person/place a crime has been committed against?
Victim
What are two types of cases in the US Judicial System?
What are Criminal and Civil
What is the highest law in the country?
What is the U.S. Constitution
The second little pig didn't complete building the other pig's house as he said he would.
What is Civil (breach of contract)
What is the name given to the person who initiates a lawsuit by filing a compliant?
Who is the Plaintiff
Who has knowledge of the facts of the crime? (May be called to testify)
Witness
Who are the people who come to court to listen to each side of a disagreement?
What are Jurors
What is a change or addition designed to improve a law.
What is an ammendment
Cat Woman scratched Batman with her claws.
What is Criminal (mischief)
Civil (damages)