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What is the only court created by the U.S. Constitution?
Supreme
What are the two types of court systems in the United States?
State and Federal
There are ____________________ types of Federal courts
Three
The highest court in the land is the ______________ Court.
Supreme
The lowest court is the __________________________ court
trial
What is the job of the Court of Appeals?
To see if the trial court made a mistake.
If you are on trial for a crime, your case will be heard in a __________________ court
Criminal
If you go to court because you feel your rights were violated, your case will be hear in a __________________ court.
Civil
What are the qualifications to be a federal judge?
No age or citizenship requirements, appointed by the President and approved by Congress.
What is the term (how long do they serve) for a United States Supreme Court Justice?
for life
What is the job of a United States Supreme Court justice?
decide if a law is constitutional
When a person does something to hurt his or her country, it is called
treason
To ask a higher court to make a new decision is to...
appeal
This is the Supreme Court’s right to decide whether laws are unconstitutional ...
judicial review
This means something follows the laws of the Constitution
constitutional
a group of 12 people who listen to both sides in a trial - decide if the person is guilty or not
a jury
