Judicial Branch

Vocabulary

100

The authority to hear the case for the first time

Original Jurisdiction

200

The authority to year a case after a previous court has already made a decision

Appellate Jurisdiction

300

In the United States, we have a __ court system.

Dual

400

In a lawsuit, the person who sues someone seeks to get what?

Compensation

500

A ____ is a person who brings the case to a civil court and a _______ is the person being sued. 

Plaintiff

Defendant 

Supreme Court

100

Known as the court of last resort

The Supreme Court of the United States or SCOTUS

200

How many Justices are on the SCOTUS?

9

300

What type of jurisdiction does the SCOTUS have?

Limited original and appellate jurisdiction 

400

The president _______ a person to the SCOTUS and the Senate _______ them. 

Appoints 

Approves

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY: The newest SCOTUS was just appointed recently and will be the first Black woman to sit on the bench. 

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

Judicial Branch Organization

100

Article ___ creates the judicial branch. 

3

200

Which branch of government created the SCOTUS and the other lower courts?

Congress or Legislative Branch

300

Which court has federal jurisdiction over almost all cases?

The US Supreme Court, SCOTUS

400

If someone is found guilty in U.S. District Court, to whom would they appeal?

The U.S. Court of Appeals

500

How many justices are needed to agree to take on a case?

4

Types of Laws

100

Laws that deal with disagreement between people are called

Civil Laws

200

Law that deals with protecting public safety and property is called

Criminal Law

300

The most serious types of crime are classified as 

Felony 

400

Crimes that deal with less serious or $250 less are classified as 

Misdemeanor crimes

500

The 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments all deal with equal treatment under the law also known as 

Due process

Random

100

Civil or Criminal: The defendant may get a year or more of jail time

Criminal

200

DOUBLE JEOPARDY: William Marbury sued James Madison because he would not deliver the paperwork that named him a judge. The SCOTUS had to decide if this was constitution...their decision created the ability of the SCOTUS to decide if laws/executive orders are constitutional or nah..what is this power called

Judicial Review

300

At the _______ a judge will decide if there is enough evidence to take a case to a full court. 

Preliminary hearing

400

Julie was pulled over by the police at 2:00 am and was charged with breaking the curfew law in her town. She was fined and released back to her parents. 

Civil

500

Why does the SCOTUS hear cases involving disputes between states?

Answers will vary, bias, fairness...