Structure, Function, & Jurisdiction
A federal case that wants to appeal goes to this court before going to the U.S. Supreme Court.
What is the U.S. Court of Appeals?
This power allows Supreme Court to declare acts of Congress and the President unconstitutional.
What is Judicial Review?
This is the "type" of law that applies to the following law: Citizens may exercise their right to a jury trial in civil cases worth more than $20.
What is Constitutional law?
This type of jury trial includes alternate jurors.
What is a criminal trial?
This is what the jurors are supposed to do during deliberation.
What is reach a verdict?
The Constitution gave this branch the power to create lower federal courts.
What is the legislative branch? (Congress)
This Supreme Court case established the Judicial Branch's power to determine whether an action of the other two branches is unconstitutional.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This is the source of the following law: Citizens may not be segregated in schools on the basis of race.
What is case law?
In a criminal trial, this person represents the government or society.
What is a prosecutor?
This is the person who swears jurors in when they are chosen to sit on the jury.
Who is the court clerk?
This Florida court has original jurisdiction for felonies and appellate jurisdiction from county courts.
What is the circuit court?
This judicial branch process is a legal document where a court tells a person to perform a specific act, stops them from performing an act, sets a court date, or legally establishes something.
What is a court order?
This is the source of the following law: Citizens under the age of 21 shall not consume alcohol.
What is statutory law?
In a civil trial, this person is bringing the complaint to court.
What is a plaintiff?
These people are the ones who make an opening and closing statement to the jury. In these statements, they are trying to convince the jury to be on their side.
What are the lawyers for each side?
(prosecutor/plaintiff, defense attorney/defendent)
Will Eye the Math Guy is involved in a ruthless legal battle with Bill Nye the Science Guy, who lives in another state. This court has original jurisdiction.
What is the U.S. District Court?
This judicial branch process orders a lower court to deliver its records on a case so that a higher court may review it.
What is a writ of certiorari?
The Amber Heard v. Johnny Depp case is an example of a case where this type of law applied.
What is civil law?
This type of trial is more likely to require a unanimous vote from the jurors on the verdict.
What is a criminal trial?
This is the name of the process of questioning jurors to excuse those unfit to sit on the jury.
What is voir dire?
Sammy Suntan just lost in FL Circuit Court. He wants to appeal his case. His case is sent to this court.
What is the District Court of Appeals?
This judicial branch process is a decision made by a trial court judge without the case going to trial. This happens when the facts and evidence of the case are one-sided, making it clear which party would win the trial so there is no need for a jury trial.
What is a summary judgment?
This is the difference between sources and types of law.
What is: sources are where the law comes from and types are how the law is applied?
A civil trial does not require an overwhelming amount of evidence. Instead, it requires this.
What is a preponderance of evidence?
When the prosecutor is questioning the defense counsel's witness or vice versa, it is called this.
What is cross examination?