VA COURTS
FEDERAL COURTS
DUE PROCESS
VOCABULARY
POTPOURRI
100
VA Circuit Court
What is the only VA court that has a jury?
100
U.S. District Court
What is the only federal court that has a judge and a jury?
100
5th and 14th
What is the number of the two amendments that include due process protection?
100
A crime that is less serious than a "felony?"
What is a misdemeanor?
100
Marbury vs. Madison
What is the name of the court case that established the power of "judicial review?"
200
VA Court of Appeals.
What is the VA court that only has appellate jurisdiciton?
200
U.S. Supreme Court
What is the court that has "9" justices?
200
5th amendment
What is the amendment that protects citizens against unfair government actions and laws by the federal(national)government?
200
a felony
What are robbery, arson, murder, and treason an example of?
200
Miranda vs. Arizona
What is the name of the court case that established the right to have an attorney present when questioned by the police about a crime?
300
Domestic Relations Court
What is the name of the court where cases involving family abuse, custody cases or divorce are heard?
300
federal court system
What is the court system whose organization and jurisdiction is based on the U.S. Constitution and federal laws?
300
14th amendment
What is the amendment that protects citizen's constitutional rights against unfair government actions by the state and local governments?
300
the plaintiff
What do we call the person who files the complaint in a civil case?
300
a juvenile
What do we call someone who is under the age of "18?"
400
VA Supreme Court
What is the VA court that has mostly appellate jurisdiction and limited jurisdiction?
400
U.S. Court of Appeals
What is the federal court that only has "appellate jurisdiciton?"
400
The Bill of Rights.
What is the name of the document that extends due process clauses to protect the citizens rights?
400
the magistrate
What is the name of the judge who issues arrest warrants, search warrants, subpoenas, summons, and sets bail?
400
an arraignment
What is the process called that involves reviewing probable cause, providing an attorney, and entering a plea?
500
VA Court of Appeals
What is the VA Court that only has appellate jurisdiction?
500
U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals
What is the name of the two federal courts that have appellate jurisdiction?
500
children
What age group other than "adults" does due process cover?
500
appellate jurisdiciton
What is the name of the jurisdiction that handles cases from lower courts that have already been tried at least once?
500
probable cause
What is the word that means a gathering of evidence or proof that someone committed a crime?
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