Courts, Courts and More Courts!
The highest Court in the Federal System
What is the Supreme Court?
The first step in a criminal case
What is The Arrest?
Daily Double: The amendment that allows you to remain silent in police custody
What is the 5th Amendment?
A name for a serious crime
What is a felony?
The place where the U.S Supreme Court meets
What is Washington DC?
Scenario: MEH accidentally serves rotting pizza to its middle schoolers causing a whole lot of medical issues for students. What kind of case would this be?
Civil
When the people rule
What is Democracy?
The lowest court in the state system?
What is General District Court?
This type of case involves the government acting as the Prosecution
What is a criminal case?
A document needed to search you, your home, or your belongings
The ability to ask a higher court for a second opinion on your case
What is an Appeal?
The name for a "judge" on the Supreme Court
DAILY DOUBLE: After being found innocent for burglary, Mr Shakeshaft is taken to a court AGAIN for the the same crime by the state of Virginia. Mr Shakeshaft claims though that this is unconstitutional and is in fact ???
Double Jeopardy
Daily Double: The document that created the first (flawed) American government
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The court that minors attend if they commit a crime
What is the Juvenile Court?
The amount of money paid to stay out of jail before a criminal trial
What is bail/bond?
A reasonable suspicion that a crime has been committed that is needed in order to arrest a person without a warrant
What is Probable Cause?
Daily Double: The name for the person suing someone
What is a Plaintiff?
The number of "judges" on the U.S Supreme Court
What is 9?
Mr Shakeshaft was found guilty of terrorism in District Court, where can he appeal the decision to next?
The US Court of Appeals
Daily Double: The chamber of Congress that's representation is based on a state's population
What is the U.S House of Representatives?
Daily Double:The only state court that has a JURY
What is U.S Circuit Court?
What is beyond a reasonable doubt?
This amendment gives you the right to a speedy/public trial by jury and an attorney
What is the 6th Amendment?
A judge in Virginia
What is a Magistrate?
Daily Double: The power of the U.S Supreme Court to review the decisions of lower courts and decide if laws are constitutional
What is Judicial Review?
Mr Shakeshaft is being charged with attempted murder after releasing a Wolverine into Mr Bucks car. What court would Mr Shakeshaft go to?
Circuit Court
What is the introduction to the U.S Constitution called?
The Preamble
A court that has jurisdiction over the Virginia Constitution and has Appellate Jurisdiction
What is the VA Supreme Court?
During this charges are read, a plea is filed, and a lawyer may be appointed
What is the arraignment?
This amendment prevents unreasonable amounts of bail or cruel/unusual punishment
What is the 8th Amendment?
When a court gets to hear a case FIRST
What is Original Jurisdiction?
What court case gave the U.S Supreme Court the power of Judicial Review?
Marbury vs. Madison
Mr Shakeshaft is arrested after being found with a nuclear warhead in his Yaris, but when he is taken to court the judge refuses to tell him the charges. What amendment is this a breach of?
The 6th Amendment
The legislative branch in a county
What is the Board of Supervisors?
The Virginia General Assembly is composed of the VA Senate and the ???
House of Delegates