2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt Federal Court Structure State Court Structure Landmark Supreme Court Cases Civil Case Procedure Criminal Case Procedure
Where does the judicial power of the Supreme Court come from?
What is Article III of the US Constitution?
Highest court in the United States?
What is the US Supreme Court?
Jurisdiction of the US Court of Appeals
What is appellate jurisdiction?
Court that hears controversies between two or more states
What is US Supreme Court?
Trial courts at the federal level
What are US District Courts?
Court someone under the age of 18 would go to
What is Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court?
Court with appellate and limited original jursidiction
What is VA Supreme Court?
Type of case a General District Court would hear
What are misdemeanors and low $$ civil cases?
Type of case a Circuit Court would hear
What are felonies and high $$ civil cases?
Courts structure from highest to lowest
What is 1.VA Supreme Court 2.Court of Appeals of VA 3.Circuit Court 4.General District Court 5.Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court?
Court case that established judicial reviw
What is Marbury vs Madison?
Court case that said suspects must be made aware of their rights before being questioned by police
What is Miranda vs Arizona?
Court case that established “separate, but equal”
What is Plessy vs Ferguson?
Court case that established “separate, but not equal”
What is Brown vs Board of Education?
Court case that legalized slavery
What is Scott vs Sanford?
What do civil cases deal with?
What is when one party feels that have suffered a loss from another party?
Document identifying the plaintiff & defendant and the nature of the lawsuit
What is a complaint?
Where most civil cases are settled
What is pre-trial discussions?
What does preponderance of evidence mean
What is enough evidence to persuade a judge?
Under the Constitution, when may the defendant have a jury trial in a civil case?
What is if the value of the lawsuit is over $20?
When does a criminal case occur?
What is when someone breaks the law?
Stage when suspect if formally charged with a crime
What is the indictment?
Stage where the defendant enters a plea
What is the arraignment?
Three things that occur during booking
What are fingerprinted, photographed, and allowed to call a lawyer?
Identify the major steps in a criminal case
What is arrest, booking, preliminary hearing, indictment, arraignment, trial, verdict and appeal?