With this system there are two sides to each case. Each side presents their arguments and the court applies the law and decides in the favor of one side or the other.
What is the Adversarial System?
100
This is the number of justices that may sit on the Supreme Court.
What is nine?
100
Illinois has this many judicial circuits.
What is 22?
100
Before a person becomes a defendant, they must be believed to have committed this.
What is a crime?
100
These are the people who will determine the outcome of a case.
What is a jury?
200
The court that first hears a case. This court has original jurisdiction.
What is U.S. District Courts?
200
This person is responsible for appointing justices to the Supreme Court.
Who is the president?
200
These courts in Illinois hear a variety of criminal and civil cases under original jurisdiction.
What is the Circuit Courts?
200
this happens within 24 hours of an arrest, in which a person will be appointed an attorney and a date is set for preliminary hearings.
What is an initial hearing?
200
This is the attorney's first chance to explain what happens in a case.
What is opening statements?
300
The geographic area in which one of the 12 U.S. Court of Appeals is located.
What is a circuit?
300
The power to determine whether a law or government action goes against the Constitution.
What is judicial review?
300
Circuit judges are elected from their circuit for this term. (in years).
What is a six year term?
300
A formal accusation of the defendant happens during this and usually allows a defendant to make a plea of guilty or not guilty.
What is arraignment?
300
This happens when an attorney violates a rule of evidence while asking questions of a witness.
What is an objection?
400
The U.S. court of Appeals reviews decisions of the lower courts using this kind of jurisdiction.
What is appellate jurisdiction?
400
In Marbury v. Madison this president refused to carry out the appointment of William Marbury as a justice of the peace.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
When this court hears a case, the attorneys are not "re-litigating".
What is the Illinois Appellate Court?
400
A defendant's attorney has the right to see the evidence in the State's case.
What is Discovery?
400
When a defendant decides they do not want a jury to hear their case, this kind of trial commences.
What is a bench trial?
500
This court hears cases through a writ of Certiorari. Their job is to determine whether a law is constitutional.
What is The Supreme Court?
500
In the court opinion to Marbury v. Madison, this justice set forth three principles of judicial review.
Who is Justice John Marshall?
500
This court consists of seven justices, three from Cook County, and one from each other appellate circuits.
What is the Illinois Supreme Court?
500
The court will use guidelines to determine how long a defendant will be incarcerated, by using aggravating and mitigating circumstances.