Judicial Terms – CE 8a
Name _______________________________________________ Date ____________________
Match the following terms to their correct description.
1. ________ criminal case
11. ________ subpoena
2. ________ civil case
12. ________ judge
3. ________ felony
13. ________ summons
4. ________ misdemeanor
14. ________ jury
5. ________ judicial
15. ________ Justice
6. ________ dual
16. ________ juvenile
7. ________ bail
17. ________ jurisdiction
8. ________ appeal
18. ________ original jurisdiction
9. ________ search warrant
19. ________ appellate jurisdiction
10. ________ arrest warrant
20. ________ magistrate
A. a member of the Supreme Court
B. the authority to hear & decide a case in a court of law
C. a public official who has the power to hear and decide cases in a court of law
D. a case in which a person is accused of breaking the law
E. a minor; a person under the age of 18
F. a lesser crime
G. a court order requiring you to appear in court as a juror or to answer a complaint or charge
H. a court's authority to be the first to hear a case
I.
a court order requiring the police to take a person into custody
J. a case in which one party takes legal action against another party as a result of some dispute
K. a serious crime
L. group of citizens whose job is to listen to testimony presented in court and determine guilt or innocence
M. branch of government that interprets the law
N. a court order requiring a person to appear in court to give testimony
O. official who issues various court orders – search warrants, subpoenas, arrest warrants, summons – and sets
bail; a lesser judge
P. money that an accused person gives the court as a promise that he will return for trial; money paid to get out
of jail until the trial
Q. to ask a higher court to review a decision and determine if a legal error was made
R. a court's authority to review cases from lower courts to determine if a legal error was made
S. a court order telling the police to search a particular place and to seize certain items
T. having two parts
United States Courts - CE 8a
Name __________________________________________________ Date _______________
For each of the following statements decide which court is being described. Use the following
abbreviations to answer the questions.
DC for U.S. District Court
CA for the U.S. Court of Appeals
SC for the U.S. Supreme Court
1. ________ It has original jurisdiction for criminal cases under U.S. law.
2. ________ It hears appeals with groups of judges and no jury.
3. ________ Its cases are heard by a judge and jury.
4. ________ It has appellate jurisdiction and limited original jurisdiction.
5. ________ It has original jurisdiction for civil cases under U.S. law.
6. ________ Its cases are heard by all the Justices and no jury.
7. ________ It hears appeals from the District Courts.
8. ________ It is the highest court in the United States; the “court of last resort”.
Judicial Review Matching - CE 8b
Name _____________________________________________ Date ______________
Match the words below to their definitions by drawing a line to connect them.
1. check
in violation of the Constitution
2. U.S. Supreme Court
case that established the principle of judicial
review
3. Virginia Supreme Court
the supreme law of the land
4. unconstitutional
a control or limit on another branch
5. Marbury v. Madison
it has the final word on constitutionality of all
U.S. laws
6. Brown v. Board of Education
it has the final word on constitutionality of all
state laws
7. judicial review
case where judicial review was used to declare
segregated schools unconstitutional
8. U.S. Constitution
power of the courts to determine the
constitutionality of laws and executive acts
Criminal Sequencing - CE 8c
Name _____________________________________________ Date ____________________
I. Steps in the Process of Criminal Justice - Use the following terms to fill in the spaces below.
crime
indictment
appeal
arraignment
sentencing
preliminary hearing
investigation
arrest
booking
trial
1. The process of criminal justice begins when there is a wrongful act that is against the law
committed. Such an act is called a _________________________________________.
2. The next step in the process involves the police working to discover the evidence in a case. That
is called the ________________________________________________.
3. Once the police have identified the suspect and they have probable cause they take the person
into custody. That is called an _____________________________________________________
4. Immediately afterward the suspect is taken to the police headquarters where an official record of
the arrest is made. That is called the ________________________________________________
5. The defendant then appears in court in what is called a ________________________________.
At this time the judge decides if there is enough evidence to hold the person in custody, informs
the person of his rights, and decides whether to release the him on bail.
6. Next there is a formal charge of a crime made by a grand jury. That is called an
_________________________________________________________________.
7. Shortly afterward the accused person appears in court to plead guilty or not guilty. That step is
called the ____________________________________________________.
8. A court date is then set and the ____________________ is held. In it the court examines the
facts in the case in order to determine the truth in the matter.
9. If the defendant is found guilty he must then go through the _____________________ when the
punishment for the crime is given.
10. Finally he has the right to request an ______________________, that is, a review of the case
by a higher court to determine if legal mistakes were made in the trial.
Ensuring Justice - CE 8d
Name _________________________________________ Date ________________
Complete the selection below by choosing from the Word Bank below. All of the terms
will NOT be used.
WORD BANK
equal protection of the law
due process of law
judicial review
the Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
1st Amendment
5th Amendment
10th Amendment
14th Amendment
The constitutional protection against unfair governmental actions and laws is called
_______________________________________.
The ______________________________ prohibits the national government from
acting in an unfair manner. The state and local governments are prohibited from acting in an
unfair manner by the ______________________________.
The U.S. Supreme Court has extended the due process clauses to protect the
guarantees of ____________________________________.