Responsibilities
What is the main job of the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government?
To interpret laws
What is the highest court in the United States?
The Supreme Court
How many kinds of trials are there?
2
The Judicial Branch can declare executive actions...
Unconstitutional
What is a jury?
A group of 12 citizens, chosen at random, who listen to the witnesses and evidence and decide the outcome of the trial.
The Judicial Branch can declare laws...
unconstitutional
People at a trial who tell what they saw or know are called....
Witnesses
What are the types of trials?
Civil trials and Criminal trials
Who appoints federal judges?
The President
What is the job of the judge?
To make sure that the trial runs according to the law, and lawyers use the law and evidence to convince the jury to vote a certain way.
The Judicial Branch make sure the laws in the Constitution are not broken and that people's rights and freedoms are protected. True of False?
True
The decision in a trial is called the
Verdict
What type of trial settles a disagreement?
A Civil Trial
How long can federal judges keep their jobs?
There is no limit to how long they can serve.
If a person is found guilty and thinks the trial was unfair, what can he or she do?
Appeal the case.
What does the Judicial branch include?
The Supreme Court and other federal courts.
How many justices are on the supreme court?
9
What does a criminal trial decide?
Whether a person or group is guilty of breaking a law.
Who can remove a federal judge from his or her job using the same impeachment powers they have to remove the president from office?
Congress
What does appeal mean?
To ask for another trial in a higher court in hopes that the verdict will be changed from guilty to not guilty.
Information gathered that relates to a crime is called
Evidence
What are the judges of the U.S. Supreme Court called?
Justices
Who is the defendant?
The person or group being brought to trial.
What does the Judicial Branch of government study?
The Constitution
What are higher courts called?
Courts of Appeals