You be the Judge
What sports related official is a judge compared to?
What is a referee?
What a lawyer says if they think the other lawyer broke a rule.
What is Objection!
A crime that is a smaller offense and is punishable with less than one year of jail time.
What is a misdemeanor?
When a bill becomes a law it is called _______.
What is a statute?
A group of people who listen to everything at the trial and make a decision about the case.
What is the jury?
What are judges on the Supreme Court called?
What is Justices?
The two types of law or cases are______ & _________.
What is criminal and civil?
A more serious crime, requiring more than one year of jail time.
What is a felony?
Rules made by an executive agency are called ______.
What is a regulation?
A jury's decision in a case.
What is a verdict?
The main role of the Judicial Branch is what?
True or False: State Court has jurisdiction over divorces, adoptions and custody hearings.
What is True!
If you commit a crime and you are under the age of 18.
What is juvenile?
What amendment says the government cannot "compel" a person to be a witness against themselves?
What is the 5th?
The first court you take your case.
What is the trial court?
This court has a panel of 3 judges.
What is the Appellate Court?
A trial decided by one judge.
What is a bench trial?
The 8th amendment prohibits the government from inflicting what kind of punishments?
What is cruel and unusual?
Local governments pass their own laws that apply within local boundaries that are called local __________.
What are ordinances?
What is remand?
Once the court has decided how the law should be interpreted, that interpretation must be followed in the future. This is called________
What is precedent?
The two documents that a judge reads prior to a trial.
What is the "complaint" and "answer"?
When a criminal is sent back to the state where the crime was committed.
What is extradited?
Who is the Congress?
When the appeals court lets the trial courts decision stand.
What is affirm?