The group of laws that help settle disagreements between people.
CIVIL LAW
What is the lowest level of federal court?
TRIAL OR DISTRICT COURT
Which article in the constitution deals with the Judicial Branch specifically.
ARTICLE III
What is the lowest level of the PA unified court system?
MINOR / MAGISTERIAL / MUNICIPAL
A murder case lacks the evidence to convict the accused.
Who is likely to win? PROSECUTION / DEFENDANT
DEFENDANT
Who is considered to be “The Father of the Supreme Court”?
John Marshall
The group of laws that tell which acts are crimes, how the accused should be tried in court, and how crimes should be punished.
CRIMINAL LAW
Which court reviews the decisions of federal trial courts?
COURT OF APPEALS OR CIRCUIT COURT
Which is the only court that is established by the constitution?
THE SUPREME COURT
What is the second level of the PA unified court system?
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Our student teacher is in trouble again. This time he has been arrested for unpaid parking tickets.
What kind of law is this CIVIL or CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL
Name any legal TV show or movie?
too many to list
What is another name for “laws written by legislatures”?
STATUTES
What is the name of the review process between a lower level court and a higher level court to determine whether justice was done? (to file an ______)
APPEAL
Who has the power to create lower courts?
CONGRESS
What is the highest level of the PA unified judicial system, founded in 1684 ?
THE PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT
A homeowner is dealing with a strange issue of the military wanting to "quarter" or involuntarily house, troops in her home.
Where is this case going to be heard? STATE / FEDERAL
FEDERAL
What is the judicial philosophy most associated with liberal judges?
Judicial Activism
What is a written collection of laws, often organized by subject.
(ex. The Code of Hammurabi)
LEGAL CODE
THE SUPREME COURT
Who appoints federal Judges?
THE PRESIDENT
What is the other PA appellate court that deals specifically with state / local governments and regulatory agencies?
COMMONWEALTH COURT
Out truant student also is making a return. They are now filing an appeal past the first level of the courts.
What level is the student going to?
TRIAL / APPELLATE / SUPREME
APPELLATE
What is the Judicial philosophy more often attached to conservative judges?
Judicial Restraint
What is the name of the exam needed to practice law?
THE BAR EXAM
What is the name of a petition for the supreme court?
WRIT OF CERTIORARI (WRIT OF CERT)
What are the qualifications needed to serve as a federal Judge?
NONE
What is the PA appellate court that is known as "the busiest in the country?"
SUPERIOR COURT
Brown v Board / Tinker v Des Moines / Gideon v Wainwright
Are all examples of what kind of law? CRIMINAL / CIVIL
CIVIL
The American legal system is a/an ____ system, which means that judges base their decisions on previous court rulings in similar cases.
COMMON LAW