Mock Trial
Who overhears the case?
The Judge
What is the role of the Judicial Branch?
To interpret the law
What is the role of the Legislative Branch?
To make the law
What is the role of the Executive Branch?
To enforce the law
Define Checks and Balances
Using separation of powers, each branch checks on the others to ensure no one gets too powerful
What was our first mock trial about?
A student who was being accused of using and possessing drugs on school grounds.
What are the 3 main national government structures of the Judicial Branch?
Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and the District Courts.
What is the national structure of government from the Legislative Branch?
Senate and House of Representatives
How is the Executive branch structured?
Define Representative Democracy
A type of government where the people can vote to elect their leaders, and such leaders are expected to represent them + can be voted out.
Determined by the Jury, and confirmed by the Judge; Which side won the case last mock trial?
Prosecution
Marbury v. Madison
In what article within the Constitution of Maryland is the Legislative Branch discussed about?
Article 3
What branch of government decides who’s elected president by the end of election?
Define Judicial Review
Power given to the court to decide whether or not a law is unconstitutional or constitutional
When someone objects, the Judge has the authority to either…..
Sustain(Permit the objection) or Overrule(Reject the objection)
Which case involved the ideology of “Seperate but Equal?”
Plessy v. Ferguson
How many senators can there be in the Constitution of Maryland?
47
How many presidents were former vice presidents?
14
Define Reserved Powers
Power granted to the States
Who introduces the Judge, presents the case to the Judge, swears in the witness, and deals with disruptive behavior?
The Bailiff
Which case overturned Plessy from Plessy v. Ferguson?
Brown v. Board of Education
According to the Constitution of Maryland, how many delegates can there be?
141
True or False; A affirmative action can be checked by the Judicial Branch?
True(Judicial Review)
Define Role of the Press
To keep citizens informed of what is happening nationally, locally, and worldwide.