Judicial Branch Court vocabulary
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| The Supreme Law of the Land is called the | The Constitution
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| The highest federal court in the United States is the | Supreme Court
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| What allows the court to determine the constitutionality of laws? | Judicial Review
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| A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights. | Civil Law
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| A system of law concerned with punishment of those who commit crimes. | Criminal Law
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| The first court to hear a criminal or civil case is called a ___________________. | Trial Court
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| Court that has the power to hear appeals and reverse lower court decisions. | Appellate Court
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| Courts that hear disputes about laws of one state are _____________________. | State Courts
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| How many Supreme Court Justices and there? | Nine
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| The lowest level of Federal Courts is called __________________________. | District Court
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| A trial in which the judge alone hears the case without a jury. | Bench Trial
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| Deals with problems between states. | Federal Court
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| A body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law is called a _______________________. | Jury
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| The available body of facts or information indicating whether a proposition is true or valid (proof) is called ______________________. | Evidence
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| A citizen from another state sued me! | Federal Court
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| Someone is polluting the environment. | Both
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| Someone ran into me with a car! Ouch! | State Court
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| Someone violated my books copyright. | Federal Court
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| Someone wants custody of my child! | State Court
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