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Court System

Court System. Study Guide Key. Which branch of government are the courts associated with? _________________________ This branch _________________ laws . Judicial Interprets.

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Court System

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  1. Court System Study Guide Key

  2. Which branch of government are the courts associated with? _________________________ This branch _________________ laws. • Judicial • Interprets

  3. John has been convicted of murder in superior court and is sentenced to death. Which court would hear his appeal? • Ga Supreme Court

  4. The power of the court to hear the first case is _____________. • Original Jurisdiction

  5. ________________________ v. ___________________________ established judicial review. • Marbury V Madison

  6. The following courts have which jurisdiction? • Municipal - Original • Magistrate - Original • Appeals - Appelate

  7. The document filed requesting the US Supreme court to review a case is known as _______________________________________________. • Writ of certiorari

  8. When most of the Supreme Court Justices agree on a decision, they have made a ___________________ opinion. • Majority

  9. If a justice agrees with the majority of the others, but for a different reason, his or her opinion is called the ___________________ opinion. • Concurring

  10. If a justice disagrees with the majority opinion, his or her opinion is called a _____________________ opinion. • Dissenting

  11. O.J. Simpson was involved in a criminal case. Describe two ways why it was considered a criminal case. • Murder – crime • Plaintiff was the state

  12. _________________ _________________________ is when a person is being informed why they are being held in jail. • Habeas Corpus

  13. The _______________________ Court oversees cases involving writing bad checks, rent disputes, and arrest warrants. • Magistrate

  14. Judicial ____________________ is when the U.S. Supreme Court used the case Brown v Board to end segregation in public schools. • Judicial Activism

  15. Which court would issue you a marriage license? • Probate

  16. Which court has original jurisdiction over wills? • Probate

  17. Where would a fourteen year old boy be tried if he was trespassing on someone else’s property with his four wheeler? • Juvenile

  18. If you were fishing or hunting without a license and a game warden stopped you, Which court would address this? • Probate

  19. If a young girl is kidnapped at Disney World in Orlando, Fl, where would her kidnapper be tried when he or she is caught? • U.S. District Courts

  20. Where would a decision from the U.S. District Court be appealed? • U.S. Court of Appeals

  21. Louisiana sued Mississippi because of a dispute over riverboat gambling. This case would be heard in the _________________________. • U.S. Supreme Court

  22. What is the rule of 4? • 4 of 9 Supreme Court Justices have to agree to review a case

  23. Judges who serve on the Supreme Court are chosen by the __________________________ and confirmed by the __________________________. • President • Senate

  24. What kind of crimes did Goldilocks commit? Would she face a grand or a petit jury? • Misdemeanors; Petit Jury

  25. In the Three Little Pigs, the pig ate the wolf. This would be a felony and so the pig would face a _____________________ jury. • Grand Jury

  26. Martha killed her husband was found guilty of murder. She appealed her conviction because she faced an all-male jury. She argued that she did not receive a fair trial. Her case will most likely be appealed in the Georgia _________________________ Court. • Supreme

  27. Which case is a good example of the use of Judicial Restraint? • Plessy V Ferguson

  28. Which court case gave the Supreme Court the power of Judicial Review? • Marbury V Madison

  29. Writ of Certiorari – when the Supreme Court agrees to review a case (Clarence Gideon)

  30. Original Jurisdiction – hear the case 1st • Exclusive Jurisdiction – only certain courts hear certain cases • Appellate Jurisdiction – never hear the case 1st

  31. Review all of the scenarios from the “Jurisdiction Game”

  32. Be sure to know the jurisdiction of the following • Probate – guardianship • Superior – divorce and contesting wills • State Supreme Court – also, who would they appeal to? U.S. Court of Appeals • U.S. Supreme Court Know that they are most likely reviewing a case…

  33. The Court of Appeals only has __________________________ jurisdiction. • appellate

  34. Be able to explain the results of Brown V Board of Education and explain if the court used judicial restraint or judicial activism.

  35. Be able to explain the results of Plessy V Ferguson and explain if the court used judicial restraint or judicial activism.

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