Federal Court System
What are the four Federal Courts?
District Courts
Courts of Appeals
Special US Courts
Supreme Court
What are the five State Courts?
What is the difference between a civil and criminal trial?
Civil trials are between poeple and/or businesses. Criminal Trials are between the government and people/business
What starts a criminal trial?
An Arrest
Which month is known for having Leap Day?
February
Federal courts hear cases involving?
Federal matters
Matters involving diversity of citizenship
Type of jurisdiction of the lowest level of State Courts. Typically hear misdemeanors and small civil cases.
Limited Jurisdiction
The program that lets you leave jail while you are working on the trial?
Bail
What are at least three Rights of the Defendant?
Told what crime they are being arrested for
Make a phone call
Miranda Rights
Remain Silent
Have an Attorney
Fair Trial
Innocent until proven guilty
How often does Leap Day occur?
Every Four Years
What is Jurisdiction?
The power and authority given to a court to hear a case and to make a judgment
Type of jurisdiction at the General Trial Court level. Typically hear major crimes and large amounts of money.
General Jurisdiction
What is ADR short for? What is an example of ADR?
Alternate Dispute Resolution.
Arbitration
When the accused is read what they are accused of and they plead guilty or not guilty?
The Arraignment
What zodiac sign covers part of Leap Day?
Aquarius
Federal Courts don’t have jurisdiction over which of the following:
-Interpreting the Constitution
-Multi-State Issues
-Speeding Tickets
-Copyright
Speeding Tickets
A divorce would have it's trial heard and what Court?
Special Courts
When a person feels wronged or that they lost something(damages) they file WHAT to initiate a trial?
Pleadings
Once a person is found guilty they are __________, where they find out what their penalties are.
Sentenced
What is a person called who is born on Leap Day?
Leapling
The Courts of Appeals are an example of a(n):
Entry Court
Federal Court
Intermediate Court
Intermediate Court
What are the types of a Juvenile Child?
Delinquent Child
Unruly Child
Neglected or abused child
When the Plaintiff asks the Judge to just make the Defendant do what they said they would in the first place?
Specific Performance
A judge holds THIS to learn if there is an appropriate reason to keep someone in custody.
Detention Hearing
Which famous architectural wonder was completed on Leap Day?
Taj Mahal