Overview
What is the role of the judicial branch?
Review and interpret laws
A type of court case that involves one person suing another perosn
Civil
An order given by a judge at the end of a trial
Court Order
Jury
Who is the head of the Judicial Branch?
Supreme Court
Type of court case a person would be in after they've committed a crime
Criminal
The check that the Supreme Court has on the other branches
Judicial Review
A type of trial that doesn't have a jury but instead has a judge or judges decide the outcome
Bench trial
How many Supreme Court justices are there?
Where does statutory law come from?
Congress
An appellate courts decision to let a decision stand
Affirm
What happens at an appellate court?
A panel of judges reviews the decision made in trial
What kind of court is the Supreme Court?
Appellate
Where does case and common law come from?
Previous court cases
To disagree with a decision a trial court made and to have it reviewed
Appeal
If someone appeals a decision made by the U.S Court of Appeals, where would that case go next?
U.S Supreme Court
Which federal court is a trial court?
District Court
Where does constitutional law come from?
The Constitution
Sending a case back to a trial court to start over
Remand
What are the four level of the State Supreme Court?
County, Circuit, District, State Supreme