Distinguish among state, local, and federal courts and their jurisdictions.

 Describe some of the specialized courts that have been created for particular cases.

Discuss how appeals courts differ from trial courts.

Identify the major participants in the judicial system and their respective roles.

ALL KEY TERMS MUST BE DEFINED FOR FULL CREDIT (for ALL worksheets).

IMPORTANT - Please provide your answers to the Key Terms and Review Questions in a font color other than black. This helps me review the work more efficiently.

Key terms: define ach of the following terms

2. Appellate brief
4. Attorney-client privilege
6. Attorney general
8. Challenge for cause commissioner
10. Contempt of court
12. Court of last resort
14. Court of limited jurisdiction
16. Court of general jurisdiction
18. Defense attorney
20. District attorney
22. Due process
24. En banc:
26. Expert witness
28. Going rate
30. Grand jury
32. In chambers
34. Jurisdiction
36. Jury nullification
38. Justice of the peace
40. Lay winess
42. Local legal culture
44. Magistrate
46. Peremptory challenge
48. Petit jury
50. Prosecutorial discretion
52. Recusal
54. Referee
56. Remand
58. Special prosecutor
60. Subpoena
62. Venire
64. Voir dire
66. Writ of certiorari

Review Questions: Answer each question comprehensively.

1. Create a diagram representing the structure of the North Carolina state courts and the Federal courts. Be sure to label the diagram appropriately. Be creative: photos of court diagrams, uploaded drawings or any other uploaded media to specifically show a representation of both courts are acceptable.

2. Describe each of the following in the courtroom workgroup:

a. Judges

b. Prosecutors

c. Defense attorneys

3. Describe each of the other courtroom participants listed below:

d. Juries

e. Witnesses

f. Victims