Distinguish among state, local, and federal courts and their jurisdictions. Describe some of the specialized courts that
Question:
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
- Appellate brief
- Attorney-client privilege
- Attorney general
- Challenge for cause commissioner
- Contempt of court
- Court of last resort
- Court of limited jurisdiction
- Court of general jurisdiction
- Defense attorney
- District attorney
- Due process
- En banc:
- Expert witness
- Going rate
- Grand jury
- In chambers
- Jurisdiction
- Jury nullification
- Justice of the peace
- Lay winess
- Local legal culture
- Magistrate
- Peremptory challenge
- Petit jury
- Prosecutorial discretion
- Recusal
- Referee
- Remand
- Special prosecutor
- Subpoena
- Venire
- Voir dire
- Writ of certiorari
Review Questions: Answer each question comprehensively.
- 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
Income Tax Fundamentals 2013
ISBN: 9781285586618
31st Edition
Authors: Gerald E. Whittenburg, Martha Altus Buller, Steven L Gill