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appeal courts of appeals district court original jurisdiction
appellate jurisdiction crime felony trial courts
civil cases criminal cases juvenile verdict
counties defendant misdemeanor
______________________________________________________________________
1. Murder would be an example of a ________________________________________.
2. If you think something was done incorrectly in your trial you can file an ___________.
3. Trial courts have _____________________________________________________.
4. One type of special court is the ________________ court system.
5. The jury is responsible for the _______________________ unless they waive a jury trial, then the
judge is responsible.
6. The supreme courts of the the states and the Supreme Court of the United States have
_________________________________________________________________.
7. Disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct and petty theft would be classified as
___________________________________________.
8. _________________________________________ deal with problems between private parties or the
government and private parties and not cimes.
9. State courts are set up by __________________________________________, although special
courts may be set up by city as well.
10. Another name for a court that has original jurisdiction is a ____________________.
11. An act that can be punished by law is a ______________________________.
12. There are separate courts for _________________________________ cases that hear facts of a
case and civil cases.
13. SpongeBob was the ________________________________ in our case.
14. _________________________________________________________ have appellate jurisdiction.
15. _________________________________ hear the facts of a case and have original jurisdiction.
Court System Review:
1. There are two levels of courts in the United states: the national or ______________________ courts
and the ________________________ courts.
2. Both levels of courts have ____________________________ courts with original jurisdiction and
____________________________________ courts with appellate jurisdiction.
3. At the top of both levels there is a ________________________________ court with appellate
jurisdiction.
4. There are also ___________________________________ courts like the juvenile, traffic and family
courts. These are set up by county or city.
5. Sometimes there is concurrent jurisdiction meaning that both the _________________ and
________________ have jurisdiction to hear the case. Usually, the federal will turn it over to the state in
these cases.
6. Most cases are heard by the __________________________.
7. Not all cases make it to the courts about 97% of cases are _____________________
_____________________________________________________________________.
8. In the actual court case the _______________________________ always goes first.
9. The reason the ___________________________________ goes first is so
____________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________.
10.. In the court case the first thing the lawyers say is the _________________________, then their
_____________________________________________________________ and finally their
________________________________________________________.
Courtroom Roles
1. In the courtroom, the ___________________________ are there as a witness to the case they worked
directly on. They are expected to dress in their ________________ or in
____________________________________ to show that they are a