Vocabulary
The right and power for courts to hear a case, interpret and apply the law
What is jurisdiction
This is the highest court of the United States
What is the US Supreme Court
The highest court in the state of Florida
What is the Florida Supreme Court.
This is a person accused in a court of law.
What is a defendant.
This is the amount of juries that serve on a civil trial.
What is six jurors.
A request for a higher court to review a case.
What is an appeal.
This is the court on the federal level which features a jury
A. Supreme Court
B. District Court
C. County Court
B. District Court
Where do state courts get their power and jurisdiction?
What is the Florida Constitution( state constitution).
This is the person whose occupation is to transcribe spoken or recorded speech into written form.
A. Court Reporter
B. Assistant to the Judge
C. Bailiff
What is a Court Reporter.
This is a statement to the jury by trial counsel before the presentation of evidence
A. Closing Statement
B. Opening Statement
C. Jury Instruction
A. Closing Statement
Explanation: Only after the jury has seen evidence of the case. Closing arguments are the opportunity for each party to remind jurors about key evidence presented and to persuade them to pick a verdict favorable for their client.
A law passed by the legislative branch of the government. Traditionally referred to when mentioning state laws.
What is a statute.
This court’s task is to determine whether or not the law was applied correctly in the trial court.
A. U.S. Court of Appeals
B. U.S. District Court
C. U.S. Supreme Court
A. U.S. Court of Appeals
This court has jurisdiction to try criminal cases classified as misdemeanors, civil actions where the amount in controversy is less than $15,000,
What is County courts.
This is the official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc.
A. Judge
B. Lawyer
C. Bailiff
What is a bailiff.
The age minimum requirement for jury duty in the state of Florida.
What is the age of 18.
The court which hears a case first.
What is original jurisdiction.
What power is held by the Florida and US Supreme Court
A. Both courts may issue a writ of mandamus
B. Both courts may issue a writ of habeas corpus
C. Neither court hears equal protection cases.
B. Both courts may issue a writ of habeas corpus
Explanation: A writ of habeas corpus means you can not be held indefinitely without a trial.
Example: Guantanamo Bay prisoners
This court represents the final (highest) appellate review of state cases.
What is the FL District Court of Appeals.
This is a statement to the jury by trial counsel before the presentation of evidence
A.Closing Statement
B. Opening Statement
C. Jury Instruction
B. Opening Statement
Explanation: The opening statement at the beginning of the trial is for outlining facts. Each party sets the basic scene for the jurors, introduces them to the main dispute(s) in the case, and provide a general road map of how the trial is expected to unfold.
Bob currently lives within in Clay county. However, Bob receives a jury summon from the Duval Clerk of the Courts. Does Bob have to report for jury duty?
True or False?
False.
A formal request for the US Supreme Court to hear a case.
What is a writ of certiorari( writ of cert).
Claude runs a chain of tourist businesses in Florida. He imports T-shirts from Haiti to sell in his stores. One day, student protesters damage several of his shops, demanding that he pay his workers in Haiti a fair wage. Claude estimates the damage at $4,000. Claude sues the protesters for the damage they cause.
Where is the original jurisdiction of this case?
A. This is a local small-claims case.
B. This is a federal small-claims case.
C. This is a federal challenge to international trade
A. This is a local small- claims case.
Explanation: In Florida, small-claims courts resolve civil disputes for amounts less than $5000. Claude’s case against the protestors would be heard first in his local small-claims court.
What is the correct order of Florida's courts, from lowest to highest authority?
A. circuit courts, Florida Supreme Court, county courts, District Court of Appeals
B. county courts, circuit courts, District Court of Appeals, Florida Supreme Court
C. District Court of Appeals, Florida Supreme Court, county courts, circuit courts
D. Florida Supreme Court, circuit courts, District Court of Appeals, county courts
B. county courts, circuit courts, District Court of Appeals, Florida Supreme Court .
This is the examination of a witness who has already testified in order to check or discredit the witness's testimony, knowledge, or credibility.
A. Verdict
B. Trial court
C. Cross-examination
What is the role of a jury?
What is to prevent oppression of the accused.