Judicial Branch Flashcards
court the constitution creates
supreme court
the constitution allows congress to create
other courts
what are the two systems of courts in the us
- the federal court system
- the state court system
two kinds of legal cases
criminal and civil
definition of criminal case
relating to crime
definition of civil case
lawsuits/divorce cases: decide which side’s version of the story is correct
evidence is used to
prove the side of the story
what type of trial has no jury?
bench trial (civil cases)
if the losing side is unhappy with a court’s decision they can ask a higher court to review the decision
appeal
courts above the trial court
appellate courts
federal system and most state systems’ two appellate-level courts:
Court of Appeals and Supreme Court
appellate courts can
affirm: the trial court’s decision, letting it stand (confirm)
reverse: the decision
remand: the case back to the trial court to start over
trial court has ______ judge
one
most Court of Appeals cases are heard by a _____________
three-judge panel
supreme court cases are
disputes about whether a law goes against the Constitution
