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Articles III-VII
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What court does the U.S. Constitution create
Supreme Court
What is the highest court in the country
Supreme Court
What does the federal court system do
deals with disputes about laws that apply to the entire U.S.
What does the state court system do
deals with disputes about state laws
Where does most legal issues get resolved
in the state court system
What are criminal cases
realting to crime
What are civil cases
relating to the rights of citizens
What is evidence used for
lawyers use it to try to prove their client's story is true
What is a District Court
the trial court in the federal system
What is a jury trial
a group of 12 people that listen to the evidence and decides who wins
What is a verdict
the decision of a case
What is a bench trial
a trial without a jury, the judge gives the verdict
What is an appellate court
the courts above the trial court that review the verdict of the previous trial
How many appellate-level courts are there
two; Court of Appeals and Supreme Court
What is a panel
the group of judges
How many judges are in the Court of Appeal
three
How many justices are in a Supreme Court
nine
What is a judicial review
the power of deciding something unconstitutional
What is extradite
to send back a criminal to the state where the crime was committed
What is a statue
a law that Congress passes
What is the United States Code
a collection of statutes
What is an ordinance
local laws that apply within a city or county
What are regulations
the rules that an agency within the executive branch makes
What is a lawsuit
one side complains that it has suffered because the other side has not followed the law
properly
What is a precedent
Once the interpretation of a lawsuit is decided, then that interpretation must be followed in
the future
What is a felony
a serious crime
What is a misdemeanor
less serious crimes
What are civil laws
laws that help settle disagreements between people
What is a remedy
a solution
What is the Uniform Code of Military Justice
a set of criminal laws that apply to people in the military
What is a court-martial
a military trial
What is a juvenile justice
a system that deals with cases involving people under 18
How long can federal justices hold their office for
life
What kind of cases do Federal courts have authority in
constitution, treaties, federal laws, maritime issues, disagreements between states
What is an original jurisdiction
the right to try a case before any other court hears it
What kind of cases involves original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
cases affecting ambassadors, public minsiters, consuls
What is appellate jurisdiction
the right to try cases appealed from lower federal and state cours
What kind of cases involves appellate jurisdiction
all the cases except the ones for original jurisdiction
Who is granted the right to trial by jury
any adult accused except for impeachment
What is treason
rebellion against government by using violence or helping enemies of the country
Who decides the punishment for treason
Congress
Who cannot be convicted for treason
children of traitors
Do different states need to accept laws of other states
yes
Do states need to give the same rights to citizens from other states that they give to their
citizens
yes
What is extradition
when a person is charged with a crime and escapes to another state, s/he must be returned to
original state for trial
Congress can have the power to create states from what
territories
Who defends the states from attacks
the federal government
An amendment must be proposed by who
two-thirds of both houses of Congress or at the request of two-thrids of the states
An amendment must be supported by who to be ratified
three-forths of the state legislatures or three-forths of special conventions in eachstate
What do all state and federal officials need to take
oaths of office
What is prohibited to use for office holders
religious qualifications
The Constitution was approved as soon as how many states ratified it
9 out of 13
Who are federalists
people that support the constituion
Who are anti-federalists
people that did not support the Constitution