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I need help with assignment any questions answered will be greatly appreciated

and their is also a word bank

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

Answer 1

. Murder would be an example of a felony.

2. If you think something was done incorrectly in your trial you can file an appeal.

5. The jury is responsible for the verdict unless they waive a jury trial, then the judge is responsible.

7. Disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct and petty theft would be classified as misdemeanor.

8. civil cases deal with problems between private parties or the government and private parties and not cimes.

11. An act that can be punished by law is a crime.