judicial branch

Question 1

Civil Law

Answer 1

handles disagreements between people and contracts

Question 2

Criminal Law

Answer 2

Regulates how people should behave in a society

Question 3

Juvenile Law

Answer 3

only applies to people under the age of 18

Question 4

Hammurabi’s Code

Answer 4

written code of law

Question 5

English Bill of Rights

Answer 5

English document which created limited government in England

Question 6

constitutional laws

Answer 6

laws which come directly from the constitution and have to do with protecting our rights and limiting the governments power

Question 7

statutory

Answer 7

law created by congress

Question 8

case laws

Answer 8

which come from legal precedent or past court rulings

Question 9

common law

Answer 9

laws come from traditions and court cases in England

Question 11

qualifications to become a justice

Answer 11

good behavior

Question 11

writ of certiorari

Answer 11

to petition the court for review

Question 12

appellate jurisdiction

Answer 12

The ability to review the decisions of lower courts

Question 13

judicial review

Answer 13

The ability to declare a law or act unconstitutional

Question 14

original jurisdiction

Answer 14

ability to hear case for the first time, if the case involves disputes between states or foreign diplomats and ambassadors