Court System

Question 1

Jurisdiction

Answer 1

area covered under the law

Question 2

original jurisdiction

Answer 2

village and town, district, town, county, specialized ( traffic, small claims, landlord/tenant, surrogate, family, drug, state supreme court

Question 3

Appallate

Answer 3

intermediate appellate division, court of appeals ( highest court in NY)

4 options include, remand, reverse, modify, affirm

Question 4

Supreme Court Justices

Answer 4

1. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
2. Clarence Thomas
3. John Roberts
4. sonia sotomayor
5. Anthony Kennedy
6. Samuel Alito
7. Stephen Breyer
8. Elena Kagan

Question 5

Process to become a Supreme Court justice

Answer 5

only 9 justices total, president nominates an individual and the senate must approve it by a 2/3 majority vote. Very long process but once appointed you serve for life

Question 6

Appeals Process

Answer 6

Individual must convince the judge that the trial court made an error.

error with the law and ruling

Question 7

Specialized Courts

Traffic

Answer 7

deals with traffic law violations

Question 8

Specialized Courts

Drug

Answer 8

takes a public health approach to help addicts recover long term

Question 9

Specialized Courts

Family

Answer 9

involves domestic issues such as divorce and child custody

Question 10

Specialized Courts

Surrogate

Answer 10

deals with wills, estates and adoptions

Question 11

Specialized Courts

Small claims

Answer 11

deals with claims for small sums of money that can be heard and decided quickly and cheaply without legal representation

Question 12

District Courts

Answer 12

General trial courts

Question 13

Local Vs State Vs Federal Laws

Answer 13

Federal laws apply to everyone in the united states
State laws apply to only the people located in that state
Local laws apply to only people in that area of jurisdiction

Question 14

Separation of Powers

Answer 14

legislative, Executive, Judicial

Question 15

Federalism

Answer 15

Division of power between central and state government