1. Georgia Citizen Four elements of the seal.
How many articles does the Georgia constitution have?
What are your rights as a citizen of Georgia?
What are the voting requirements as a citizen of Georgia?
What are your responsibilities as a Georgia citizen?
What is the difference between primary and general elections?
Which branch can impeach?
Which branch determines constitutionality and of what?
Who can appoint, veto and call Congress to emergency session?

2. Legislative and Executive Branches Notes Check
What power does the Georgia Constitution give the legislative branch?
What power does the House of Representatives have that the Senate does not?
How many members are in each chamber of the General Assembly?
When and for how long does the General Assembly meet?
What are three actions committees can take when they examine bills?
T/F: A bill only has to pass through one chamber of the General Assembly in order to become a law.
What is the difference in the terms of office between the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor?
Name the formal powers the Governor has within the Judicial branch.
Name two of the four sources for state revenue.
What is Georgia’s number one expense?
In what situations would the Lieutenant Governor take over for the Governor?
Who are our current Governor and Lieutenant Governor?

3. Tuesday, April 11th Agenda Warm up Judicial Vocab
Government Quiz Thurs
Get out your Frayer models and work on it silently.

4. Definition:
a serious crime such as murder or burglary punishable by a year or more in prison, a fine of at least $1,000, or both
Characteristics:
Serious
Criminal act
A capital crime is a felony
Sentence of no less than 1 year in jail
Felony
Examples:
Murder
Arson
Armed robbery
Grand theft
Rape
Non-Examples:
Traffic violations
Shop-lifting
Vandalism
Threatening
Trespassing
Simple battery

5. Definition:
a less serious crime that is punishable by less than a year in prison, a fine less than $1,000 or both.
Characteristics:
Less serious offense
Misdemeanor
Examples:
Most Traffic violations
Assault and battery
Cruelty to animals
Shop-lifting
Trespassing
Vandalism
Non-Examples:
Murder
Armed robbery
Kidnapping
Rape

6. Definition:
the range of actions over which a court has control or influence
Characteristics:
Type of cases/subject matter
Jurisdiction
Examples:
Juvenile = under 17
Probate = wills and estates
Magistrate = cases up to $15k
Non-Examples:
Regional
Location

7. Definition:
a group of citizens who determine whether a person is accused of a crime should be indicted and required to stand jury trial
Characteristics:
Pretrial
Determination of evidence
16-23 Citizens of Georgia
Fact finding mission to find probable cause
Indictment
Aquital
Grand Jury
Examples:
Citizen of Georgia
Resident of a county
Non-Examples:
Trial
Trial jury
Civil proceedings
No Guilt or Innocence

8. Definition:
apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court
Characteristics:
- Asking for a review of a sentence
-Asking for the review of a case and evidence
-Review of the outcome of a lower court
Appeal
Examples:
Civil case
Criminal care
Non-Examples:
Lower court
State Court
Probate Court
Magistrate Court
First hearing of a case

9. Definition:
a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.
Characteristics:
Grand jury decision
Evidence
Probable cause found
Charged
Going to trial
Indictment
Examples:
Criminal cases
Non-Examples:
Civil cases

10. Definition:
usually involve private disputes between persons or organizations
Characteristics:
Plaintiff and defendant
Victim responsible for bringing the case
Someone feels wronged
Corporations, individuals, government
Result = what the plaintiff is asking for
Non-criminal
Personal
Business
Family
Civil Case
Examples:
-McDonald’s hot coffee
-neighbor disputes
-defamation of character
-slander
-breach of contract
-child support
-lawsuit
Non-Examples:
Murder
Rape
kidnap

11. A crime has been committed
Definition:
legal proceedings in which a person is accused of criminal offense and is in court by the government appointed prosecutor.
Characteristics:
A crime has been committed
Offense committed against society
Government prosecutes
Not the victims responsibility to bring the case
Sometimes there is no victim
Indicted
Usually an arrest
Criminal Cases
Examples:
Embezzlement
Murder
Kidnapping
Burglary
Terrorist attack
Non-Examples:
Small claims court
Family disputes
Neighbor disputes
McDonald’s Hot Coffee Case

12. Definition:
a group of citizens who are charged with judging a person charged with a crime.
Characteristics:
Citizens
Selected
Civic responsibility
1 week or less in Cobb
8 am
Trial Jury
Examples:
State Court
Superior Court
Probate Court
Non-Examples:
70 or over
Permanently disabled
Full time students
Juvenile Court
Magistrate Courts
Appellate Courts

13. Review of court decision Claims for damages Child custody Workers comp
Definition:
the second highest ranking court in the Georgia court system; an appellate court.
Characteristics:
Review of court decision
Claims for damages
Child custody
Workers comp
Criminal cases
Cannot review capital crimes cases
Court of Appeals
Appellate Court
Examples:
-Court of Appeals
-Supreme Court
Non-Examples:
Juvenile Court
State Court
Superior Court

14. Definition:
the court has original jurisdiction in the Georgia court system; include superior courts, state courts, probate courts, juvenile courts, and magistrate courts.
Characteristics:
Hear original civil and criminal cases Between private parties
Trial Court
Examples:
Superior Court
State Court
Juvenile Court
Probate Court
Magistrate Court
Non Examples
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Appellate Court

15. Definition:
a crime that is punishable by death
Characteristics:
Usually involves the death of a victim
An attempt to kill many (terrorism)
Capital Crimes
Examples:
Murder with aggravating circumstances
Kidnapping with bodily injury or ransom when the victim dies
Aircraft hijacking
Treason
Non-Examples:
Burglary
Battery/assault

17. T/F
The Judicial Branch is determined by the U.S. Congress and the U.S. President.
Congress is able to determine the number of Supreme Court judges. There have been as few as six and as many as nine at one time
A federal Supreme Court judge can only be removed from their position by retirement, death, or by impeachment. Because they do not need to be worried about their 'popularity' they can base court decisions on law and justice and not winning electoral votes.
There are an estimated 7,500 requests for review of cases sent to the Supreme Court in the United States each year. Only approximately 150 of those cases are actually reviewed by the Supreme Court. A lot of the work at the Supreme Court level involves reviewing cases and there are very few actual trials.
In order to become a Supreme Court judge (Justice), there are no specific qualifications, but most have been trained in law. The U.S. President can nominate anyone they choose, but the Senate must approve the nominee. If the Senate decides against the nominee the President must then supply them with another nominee.
If they are found guilty in a Supreme Court ruling they can't appeal the decision to a higher court because there isn't one. The only way to change a Supreme Court ruling is to have another Supreme Court decision made, or to have an amendment to the Constitution made.
Most Supreme Court Justices are millionaires.
How much do you think a Supreme Court Judge makes?
How much do you think it would cost to take a court case to the Supreme Court?