Judicial Branch in a Flash

28 December 2022
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The only court the constitution creates is the ________.
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Supreme Court
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The two court systems in the United States are __________________.
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the federal court system and state court system
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Two kinds of legal cases are ____________.
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civil and criminal
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The job of the Court of Appeals is __________.
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review cases from the District Court
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It's difficult to take a case to the Supreme Court ___________.
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they get to choose the cases they want to hear
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If you lose a case in the trial court, you can __________________.
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ask a higher court look at the verdict and replace it
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If an appellate court affirms a case, it means ________________.
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they let the trial court's decision stand
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If a law is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court can _______.
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outlaw it
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Evidence is used for ________________.
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proving the client's side
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A trail with no jury is called a ___________________.
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bench trail
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List these in the right order: The Court of Appeals remands the case, a new trail begins, the first verdict is appealed.
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The first verdict is appealed, The Court of Appeals remands the case, a new trail begins
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List these in the right order: Trail is held in the District Court, The Supreme Court agrees to hear the case, an appeal is made to the Court of Appeals.
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Trail is held in the District Court, , an appeal is made to the Court of Appeals, The Supreme Court agrees to hear the case
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List these in the right order: The Supreme Court strikes down the law, Supreme Court hears a case about the law, Congress passes a law.
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Congress passes a law, Supreme Court hears a case about the law, The Supreme Court strikes down the law.
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Trail Court:
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Might have a jury trial, hears cases for the first time
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Both the Trail Court and the Appellate Court:
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hears civil cases, hear criminal cases, works with laws
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Appellate Court:
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reviews a verdict to look for mistakes, usually has three-judge panels, does not hear cases for the first time
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How many courts systems are in the US?
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two
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Group of people who decide a case after hearing the evidence.
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jury
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When an appellate court upholds a verdict...
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affirm
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What appellate judges look for when they review a case...
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mistakes
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Number of justices on the Supreme Court...
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nine
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When an appellate court rejects a verdict...
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reverse
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Type of court that reviews the trails courts decision...
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appellate
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The Supreme Court's power to decided what is constitutional...
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judicial review
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when there is more than on judge, the group of judges is called...
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panel
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The lowest court in the federal system...
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district court
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Choosing between the federal or state court system depends on the _________ involved in the case.
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laws
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The first court to hear a case....
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trail court
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When an appellate court sends a case back to the trail court...
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remand
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Type of case relating to people's rights...
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civil
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Type of case about someone accused of committing a crime...
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criminal
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Asking an appellate court to review a case is called...
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appeal
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Congress creating other courts is an example of what?
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The elastic clause.