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Judicial Branch Article 3 of the Constitution. Unit 5 Vocabulary. The United States court system based on Federalism. The two court systems are: Federal State. Dual Court System. The 4 levels of the VA state court system. SACD. SAD. The organization of the federal courts - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Judicial BranchArticle 3 of the Constitution
Unit 5 Vocabulary
Dual Court
System
Federal
Courts
State Court
s
The United States court system based on Federalism.
The two court systems are:1.Federal2.State
Dual Court System
The 4 levels of the VA
state court system
VA Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
District Court
SACD
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of
Appeals
U.S. District Court
SAD
The organization of the federal courts• Supreme Court• Appeals Court• District Court
Judicial review
• The power of the Supreme Court to strike down a law as unconstitutional.
• Established in the case of Marbury v. Madison
• The authority of a court to hear a particular type of case
• The geographic area in which a court has authority to hear cases.
Jurisdiction
Original jurisdiction
A court’s authority to be the “first point of entry” into the court system for a particular
kind of legal case.
Appellate jurisdiction
• The authority of a court to hear an appeal of a case from a lower court.
appeal
To ask a higher court to review a case already heard in a lower court.
Marbury v Madison
•Established the principal of judicial review
Supreme Court
Hears appeals from state courts and lower federal courts
Court of Appeals
Hears appeals and reviewsDecisions made in the U.S. District Court
District Courts
Hears cases involving:• People from different states• Disputes between states themselves• The Constitution and Constitutional rights• Violations of federal laws
Justices
Judges that serve at the U.S. Supreme Court or the
Virginia Supreme Court.
The constitutional requirement that the government must follow fair
rules in a fair manner Due process is guaranteed
by the 5th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Due Process
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution says the national government cannot deny any
citizen due process of law.
Fifth Amendment
justiceFairness or proper treatment under the
law
Week 2Vocabulary
A serious crime such as murder, kidnapping or armed robbery
Felony
misdemeanor
A less serious crime or violation of law that carries a maximum sentence of no more than one
year injail
Civil Law
A legal case in which one party suesAnother party in a disagreement, andAsks the court to settle the disagreement
Criminal Law
A case in which the government accuses an individual of breaking the
law
complaint
In a civil case, money being sought by a person or group to compensate them for a wrong or injury
done to them by another person or
group.
Damages
prosecution
defendant
In a trial, the person accused of a crime or the person being sued
plaintiff
• In a civil case: the person or group bringing the case to court
• In a criminal case: the plaintiff is the government bringing charges against the accused criminal
accused
14th amendment
arraignment
plea
verdict
The level of evidence needed to make an arrest or get a search warrant. The evidence must be
more than just suspicion, but does not have to be absolute proof that the person committed the crime.
Probable Cause