Test 10/3/22 Flashcards
Tell you the three branches of government
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Tell you how many supreme court justices we
have
9, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Elena
Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown
Jackson, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas,
John Roberts , Amy Coney-Barrett
Name the five sources of law
Constitutions, Legislative Statutes, Court
Decisions, Common Law, Administrative
Differentiate between how a civil trial and
criminal trial begin
Civil trial begins with pleadings and a
pretrial hearing; criminal begins with an
arrest and arraignment
Distinguish between a grand jury and a petit
jury.
Grand jury is used in criminal cases – they
determine if there is enough evidence to
formally charge someone with a crime.
Petit juries determine guilt or innocence.
The size of thejuryvaries; in criminal cases
involving serious felonies there are
usually12 jurors.
Name the four types of alternative dispute
resolution
Mediation, arbitration, conciliation,
negotiation
Name the three tiers of the federal court
systems
US District Court, US Appellate Court,
Supreme Court
Name the four tiers of the state court systems
Local Trial Courts (town, traffic, ) General
Trial Courts (district, circuit) State Court of
Appeals, State Supreme Court
Tell you the steps in trial
Jury Selection, Opening Statement, Intro of
Evidence, Closing Statements; Instructions
to the Jury, Verdict and Judgement,
Execution of Judgement
Define the purpose of an appellate court?
Rule on appealed decisions from a lower
court based on a matter of law or
procedural issue – it is not a new trial
Tell you what the term litigation mean?
It is another name for bringing a lawsuit
What is double jeopardy?
when you cant sue someone for the same crime twice
which of the following is not part of the fedral court system.
Juvinile court
why does the supreme court decide to hear a case
Lower courts disagree on how to resolve the case
what are the time limis for when a plantiff may sue a defendent called
statues of limitation
