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100
Our judicial branch is a dual court system made up of these courts.
What are federal and state courts?
100
The U.S. Supreme Court has this power to decide if laws are passed by the legislative branch or actions by the executive branch are unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
100

Name the 2 courts in Florida that have a trial by jury?

What is the FL Circuit Court?

100
The term used when a Court of Appeals sends a case back to a lower court to be retried.
What is a remand?
100
This federal court can decide which cases it will hear and these cases revolve around interpreting the U.S. Constitution.
What is the U.S. Supreme Court?
200
One chief justice and eight associate justices are found in this federal court.
What is the U.S. Supreme Court?
200
Two kinds of disputes the U.S. Courts settle.
What are civil and criminal disputes?
200
The court that would hear a man accused of kidnapping and transporting a person across state lines.
What is the U.S. District Court?
200
The term used when a federal judge is removed from the bench for doing something illegal.
What is impeachment?
200
The two courts on the federal level that have appellate jurisdiction.
What are the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals?
300
Judges in the Supreme Court and the U. S. Court of Appeals are appointed for this amount of time.
What is life?
300
Criminal law deals with these illegal acts.
What are crimes?
300
The two types of crimes.
What are felonies and misdemeanors?
300

The FL State Court that has original jurisdiction over all misdemeanor cases and all criminal offenses involving local ordinances of law.

What is County Court?

300

The FL Courts have original jurisdiction in felony criminal cases and in certain civil cases that involve large monetary or financial claims over $50,000.

What are the FL Circuit Courts?

400
The only federal court that can have a jury.
What is the U.S. District Court?
400
This crime deals with a minor theft or simple assault that does not cause major injury.
What is a misdemeanor?
400
A felony is a serious crime that could have this punishment.
What is more than a year in jail, fines, or the death penalty?
400

This Florida State Court has 3 judges and no jury.

What is the FL State Court of Appeals?

400

A speeding ticket would take you to this Florida Court.

What is County Court?

500
They issue search warrants, subpoenas, arrest warrants, and summons, and set bail.
What are magistrates?
500

Name the 4 courts in the FL Court System lowest to highest.

What are the FL Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Circuit Court, the General District Court, and the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court?

500
This document requires you to give testimony in a court case.
What is a subpoena?
500
This is the power to hear or try a case and make a decision.
What is jurisdiction?
500
The original jurisdiction of the U.S. Supreme Court is limited to this.
What are cases involving foreign diplomats or disputes between states?
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