Judicial Branch

When things are done or not done for the benefit of society.

• The Constitution

• Common Good

• Civil Law

• Reasonable Doubt

Defines what acts are crimes and intended to protect society as a whole.

• Civil Law

• The Constitution

• Criminal Law

• Dual Court System

The right for a court to hear a case of the first time.

• Original Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Criminal Law

• Common Good

A standard of proof used in criminal trials which the jury must be believe beyond.

• Civil Law

• Dual Court System

• Reasonable Doubt

• ommon Good

The supreme law of the land.

• Dual Court System

• Common Good

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• The Constitution

When a disagreement against another cannot be resolved privately.

• Civil Law

• Reasonable Doubt

• Criminal Law

• Original Jurisdiction

The authority of a court to review decisions made by a lower court.

• Dual Court System

• The Constitution

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction

Created with the passage of the Judiciary Act of 1789.

• Dual Court System

• Original Jurisdiction

• Civil Law

• The Constitution

Laws passed by a lawmaking body and are written down before they become enforced are...

• Common laws

• Administrative laws

• Statutory laws

• Constitutional laws

The Judicial Branch was created in…

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Article IV