Judicial System Organization
Judicial Review
Civil & Criminal Cases
Due Process
100
What branch appoints a judge or justice?
Executive branch
100
What is the power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional?
Judicial Review
100
What is needed in a criminal case to make an arrest?
Probable Cause
100
Complete the blank: Due Process protects citizens from ______________ government actions and laws.
Unfair
200
What court that has final appellate jurisdiction for a case?
U.S. Supreme Court
200
What case establishes judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
200
Who files the complaint in a civil case?
Plaintiff
200
A person accused of murder declining to take the stand in his defense is an example of using what due process amendment?
5th Amendment
300
The floor a teenager with a misdemeanor charge would go to
What is the 1st floor?
300
What concept is judicial review an example of: SOP or Checks and balances?
Checks and balances
300
What happens at an arraignment in a criminal case?
Charges are heard
300
What clause in the 14th amendment ensures people are not discriminated against?
Equal Protection Clause
400
What article in the US Constitution creates the judicial branch?
Article III
400
What is the main power of the judicial branch?
Interpret laws
400
What happens if there is a guilty verdict?
Case can be appealed
400
What court case will establish due process protections nationally?
Miranda v. Arizona