The Courts
This court hears basic criminal and civil cases
What are Trial Courts?
Laws normally begin in this branch of the government.
What is the legislative branch?
A group of people with similar interests and opinions with a common political goal.
What is a political party?
A minor violation of the law including a traffic ticket or a littering fee.
What is an infraction?
The Supreme Court has how many justices which break ties in legal matters.
What is 9?
This is a proposed law being considered by a legislative body.
What is a bill?
These two parties make up the major political parties in the United States.
What is the Democratic and Republican parties?
This type of case is brought by the government against the defendant.
What is a criminal case?
This court hears cases often regarding state laws.
What are State Courts?
This house of Congress has 100 members (2 from each state) and is up for reelection every 6 years.
What is the senate?
This political party advocates for traditional values and a low degree of government interference.
What is the Republican party?
This type of offense is a non-indictable offense including entering the country without documentation.
What is a misdemeanor?
There are 94 of these courts located across the US which hear cases regarding federal law.
What are District Courts
A way to influence the lawmaking system by convincing people to vote as you want.
What is lobbying?
This political party advocates for social change and a higher degree of government interference.
What is the Democratic Party?
This case is brought by a plaintiff against a defendant.
What is a civil case?
These courts hear cases from clients who were unhappy with their original ruling.
What are Circuit of Appeals Courts?
This section of the government can create laws without voting.
What are government agencies?
Each party has a list of values that they want to pass into law.
What is an agenda?
This offense is the highest level offense and can result in imprisonment or death.
What is a felony?