Jurisdiction/Laws
Laws that refer to crime which is any behavior society considers harmful:
Criminal Law
Federal Judges serve for:
Life
How many people are in the Supreme Court?
9
Jake vandalized and broke into his local Kroger and stole food:
State/Criminal
Approves nominations for federal judges:
Senate
Laws that refer to disputes between people:
Civil Law
This Article of the Constitution defines the powers of the Judicial Branch:
3
These people are appointed for life.
Federal Judges/Justices
Kayla has a trial for robbing her neighbor’s house:
State/Criminal
The division of sharing power between the state and national governments:
Federalism
The authority to hear a case for the first time:
Original Jurisdiction
What is an appeal?
Petition to ask the court to review a case
Federal judge appointments are made by this person:
The President
Mrs. Jones files for divorce from Mr. Jones:
State/Civil
When a law or actions are determined to be unconstitutional or not:
Judicial Review
The authority to review the initial decisions of a lower court:
Appellate Jurisdiction
About how many cases does the Supreme Court see every year:
100-150
The head of the Supreme Court is called the:
Chief Justice
Eric steals a car in Kentucky and drives it to Texas:
Federal/Criminal
Lower trial courts with 94 geographical locations around the country:
District Courts
This act established how many justices serve on the Supreme Court:
Judiciary Act
This court case established Judicial Review:
Marbury v. Madison
Who is the current Chief Justice?
John Roberts
Mrs. Frank uses her position as a U.S. Postal Service worker to steal money and checks from the mail she is supposed to deliver:
Federal/Criminal
Do not hold trials, hold appeals from “lower courts”
Circuit Courts