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Judicical Branch
8th Grade Judicical Branch questains
a___occurs when a written law is broken | crime |
a crime resulting in more than one year in prison is a | felony |
a crime resulting in less than one year in prison is a | misdemeanor |
a geographic region or type of authority a court has | jurisdiction |
court that handles wills of deceased people | probate court |
courts that handles minor traffic incidents | magistrate court |
courts that handle concern for youth under 17 | juvenile court |
the highest court in Georgia | supreme court |
which jury determines the guilt or innocence of an accused person? | trial jury |
which jury determines if there is enough evidence for a trial | grand jury |
what are the 2 main types of courts in Georgia | trial and appellate |
list 3 types of lower courts in Georgia | probate, state, and juvenile |
represents the government in a criminal case | district attorney |
in which would you have a defendant | civil and criminal cases |
in which would you have a plaintiff | civil cases |
how many counties in Georgia | 159 |
list the 2 courts for which there is one in each Georgia county | probate and juvenile |
list the 2 highest courts | supreme court and court of appeal |
list 2 appellate courts in Georgia | ensure justice and protect citizen rights |
list 2 jobs of the judicial branch |