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What do you call a sleeping bull?
A bulldozer!
Standard 10a
Essential Understandings: The judicial function is exercised in a dual court system, which consists of state courts and federal courts.
Essential Questions: How are federal courts organized, and what jurisdiction does each exercise? How are state courts organized, and what jurisdiction does each exercise?
Vocabulary: dual court system, jurisdiction, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court, Virginia Supreme Court, Virginia Court of Appeals, Virginia Circuit Courts, General District Courts, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, small claims court
Which Which fundamental fundamental
political political principle principle
means that the means that the government government
and those who and those who govern are govern are
bound by the bound by the law?law?
Which early Which early document document
established established the first the first
written plan written plan of of
government government for the U.S.?for the U.S.?
Which Which purpose of purpose of
the the government government according to according to the Preamble the Preamble is illustrated is illustrated
here?here?
Who may Who may propose an propose an
amendment to amendment to the U.S. the U.S.
Constitution?Constitution?
Which Which amendment to amendment to
the U.S. the U.S. Constitution Constitution
defines defines citizenship and citizenship and
protects due protects due process rights process rights from actions of from actions of
the states?the states?
Which First Which First Amendment Amendment freedom is freedom is illustrated illustrated
here?here?
List three of List three of your four your four
civic duties.civic duties.
Where do we Where do we find differences find differences
between the between the political political parties?parties?
Why did Why did Congress Congress
write write campaign campaign
finance finance reform laws?reform laws?
How many How many days before days before the general the general election is election is
voter voter registration registration
closed in closed in Virginia?Virginia?
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The judicial function is exercised in a dual court
system, which consists of state courts and federal
courts.
The United States has a separate court system whose organization and jurisdiction are derived from the
Constitution of the United States of America and federal laws.
Virginia, like each of the other forty-nine states, has its own court system whose organization and jurisdiction
are derived from Virginia’s constitution and state laws.
United States Court System
U.S. District Court
Judge with juries
Jurisdiction: Original for felony criminal cases
U.S. Court of Appeals
Justices / no jury
Jurisdiction: Appellate
United States Supreme Court
Justices / no jury
Jurisdiction: Appellate and Limited Original
General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
Judge / no jury
Original jurisdiction of misdemeanors and civil cases generally involving lower dollar amounts and original jurisdiction in juvenile and family
cases
Circuit Court
Judge and jury
Original jurisdiction for felony criminal cases and for certain civil cases
Appellate jurisdiction from general district courts.
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Judges / no jury
Appellate jurisdiction – reviews decisions of circuit courts
Virginia Supreme Court
Justices / no jury
Court of final appeal (Appellate jurisdiction)
Limited original jurisdiction
On the left-hand side of your notebook, write these words and their definitions from the textbook. You need to understand these terms in order to understand this unit!
1)Plaintiff 14) Lawsuit
2)Defendant 15) Jury of peers
3)Original jurisdiction 16) Due process of law
4)Appeal
5)Appellate jurisdiction
6)Felony
7)Misdemeanor
8)Civil law
9)Criminal law
10)Probable cause
11)Warrant
12)Arraignment
13)Bail
