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Procedure
Civil Law
Criminal Law
Federal Court
State Court
100
Statements made by the witnesses under oath
What is a testimony?
100
Private or civil wrong
What is a tort?
100
Punishable offense against society
What is a crime?
100
The federal court has this many appeals
What is 13?
100
Known as circuit court
What is state trial courts?
200
Person who decides issue of law and fact in a court
What is a judge?
200
A violation of duty
What is a breach?
200
Punishable with less then a year in city or county jail
What is misdemeanor?
200
Can hear almost any kind of case
What is original jurisdiction?
200
Courts of record that deal with small claim
What is the state trial courts?
300
Someone who has personal knowledge of the facts about a tort or crime
What is a witness?
300
A harm that is recognized by the law
What is a injury?
300
Crime typically committed in a workplace that does not involve violence or force, injury to people, or physical damage to property
What is white-collar crime?
300
“Ordained and established” the U.S. Supreme court and 13 district courts
What is federal judiciary act?
300
Original jurisdiction over more state impeachment
What is the state supreme court?
400
Anything that the judge allows to be presented to the jury that helps to prove or disprove the alleged facts
What is evidence?
400
Monetary award intended to compensate the injured party for the harm done
What is damages?
400
Agreement between two or more people to commit a crime
What is a conspiracy?
400
Has both original and appellate jurisdiction
What is the supreme court?
400
Minor criminal offenses, state traffic offenses, lawsuits under 25k
What is associate circuit court?
500
Made of 6-12 citizens who listen to witnesses, review physical evidence, and reach their decisions
What is a jury?
500
Placing the injured party in the position he or she was in prior to the injury or loss
What is compensatory damages?
500
Disprove, justify, or excuse the alleged crime
What is substantive defense?
500
More then 75k must be in dispute to go into this court
What is federal district court?
500
Resembles federal system
What is state court system?