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Judicial Vocab

SupremeCourtCases

Civil,Criminal,Juvenile

Judge,Jury,

Jurisdiction

WhichCourt?

An individual or group being sued or

charged with a crime

What is defendant ?

A court that reviews decisions made in

lower district courts

What is an appeals court?

A person not yet legally an adult

What is juvenile?

A serious crime

What is felony?

A court’s authority to hear and decide

cases

What is jurisdiction?

Landmark case that ruled

segregated schools

unconstitutional

What is Brown v. Board of Education?

Landmark case that protects 5th and 6th amendment rights to counsel and to

remain silent

What is Miranda v. Arizona?

Landmark case that established the principle of Judicial Review

What is Marbury v. Madison?

Landmark case that upheld 1st

Amendment by stating that the

students actions’ were protected by

free speech

What is Tinker v. Des Moines?

Court case that upheld the 6th Amendment, right to free

counsel

What is Gideon v. Wainwright?

The Smith family has decided to adopt their

foster child, Anna. They work with their state adoption agency to complete all of the

necessary paperwork .

What is Juvenile?

Lee was arrested for shoplifting a pair of Dr. Dre Beats and charged with theft.

He plead guilty at the arraignment and was only

issued a $500.00 fine.

What is criminal?

Karen ordered an iPod off the internet and paid with her

credit card, but she never received the order. The seller

is refusing to refund her money, so she takes the matter

to court.

What is civil?

A man was caught on tape robbing a gas station. He was arrested, brought to trial, and found guilty of

burglary. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a

fine.

What is criminal?

Julie was pulled over by the police at 2:00am and

was charged with breaking the curfew law in her town. She was fined and

released back to her parents.

What is the juvenile?

Type of jurisdiction for federal district

courts

What is original?

Decides verdict in the General District Court

What is judge?

Type of jurisdiction for federal district

courts

What is appellate and

original?

Two courts that can have jury

trials

What is Circuit Court and

Federal District Court?

# of Justices on the Supreme Court

What is 9?

Angela was just charged with breaking

Federal Campaign Laws for misusing campaign funds.

What is Federal District Court?

Joy decided to go on a “joy ride” around Tyson’s

Corner in her neighbor’s Maserati on a Saturday

afternoon. She was caught and charged with grand

theft auto.

What is Circuit?

States are challenging the Voting Rights Act to end a requirement to get federal clearance before

changing their voting rules.

What is US Supreme Court?

Tracy’s parents recently got divorced

and are now in the process of determining

custody of their children.

What is Juvenile and

Domestic Relations?

A court decision recently reversed a decision by the

Circuit Court about a wrongful death suit against the Ford Motor company. The victims of the tragedy would like to continue to

appeal the verdict.

What is VA Supreme Court