Law
Organization
Constitution
PA State Court
Judicial Scenarios
Potpourri
100
The group of laws that help settle disagreements between people.
CIVIL LAW
100
What is the lowest level of federal court?
TRIAL OR DISTRICT COURT
100
Which article in the constitution deals with the Judicial Branch specifically.
ARTICLE III
100
What is the lowest level of the PA unified court system?
MINOR / MAGISTERIAL / MUNICIPAL
100
A murder case lacks the evidence to convict the accused.
Who is likely to win? PROSECUTION / DEFENDANT
DEFENDANT
100
Who is considered to be “The Father of the Supreme Court”?
John Marshall
200
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
200
Which court reviews the decisions of federal trial courts?
COURT OF APPEALS OR CIRCUIT COURT
200
Which is the only court that is established by the constitution?
THE SUPREME COURT
200
What is the second level of the PA unified court system?
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
200
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
200
Name any legal TV show or movie?
too many to list
300
What is another name for “laws written by legislatures”?
STATUTES
300
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
300
Who has the power to create lower courts?
CONGRESS
300
What is the highest level of the PA unified judicial system, founded in 1684 ?
THE PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT
300
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 
300
What is the judicial philosophy most associated with liberal judges?
Judicial Activism
400
What is a written collection of laws, often organized by subject.
(ex. The Code of Hammurabi)
LEGAL CODE
400
What is the highest court in the land, also known as the court of last resort?
THE SUPREME COURT
400
Who appoints federal Judges?
THE PRESIDENT
400
What is the other PA appellate court that deals specifically with state / local governments and regulatory agencies?
COMMONWEALTH COURT
400
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
400
What is the Judicial philosophy more often attached to conservative judges?
Judicial Restraint
500
What is the name of the exam needed to practice law?
THE BAR EXAM
500
What is the name of a petition for the supreme court?
WRIT OF CERTIORARI (WRIT OF CERT)
500
What are the qualifications needed to serve as a federal Judge?
NONE
500
What is the PA appellate court that is known as "the busiest in the country?"
SUPERIOR COURT
500
Brown v Board / Tinker v Des Moines / Gideon v Wainwright
Are all examples of what kind of law? CRIMINAL / CIVIL
CIVIL
500
The American legal system is a/an ____ system, which means that judges base their decisions on previous court rulings in similar cases.
COMMON LAW
