Class Update

• All students have been assigned the Achieve 3000 article "Is This Law Fair?" (activity questions & 3 recycles).  A few students completed this after their CGA and should see their grade reflected in grade portal. If a student does not have a grade, they will have until Sunday, February 8th to complete the activity. REMINDER - There is NO late work accepted for 3rd and 4th quarter. 
• A copy of the study guide is pasted below for students that were absent or lost their copy.

Tuesday, 2/3 (A-DAY)
Chapter 9 Test Review - Students working on Study Guide (Not due for a grade, but will be very helpful in preparing for the test)

Wednesday, 2/4 (B-DAY)
Chapter 9 Test Review - Students working on Study Guide (Not due for a grade, but will be very helpful in preparing for the test)

Thursday, 2/5 (A-DAY)
Chapter 9 Test (30 Questions - Worth 60 Points)
Begin class work on Chapter 7

Friday, 2/6 (B-DAY)
Chapter 9 Test (30 Questions - Worth 60 Points)
Begin class work on Chapter 7

SUNDAY, 2/8
Final day to complete Achieve 3000 article "Is This Law Fair?"

Our Courts and Legal Systems (Chapters 9, 15 & 16)

Study Guide

1.     What are the 3 different types of federal courts?

2.     3 verdicts from an appeals case are….

3.     What document/article established the Supreme Court?

4.     How does the power of judicial review act as a check on the legislative and executive branches?

5.     Judges base their decisions based on ___________ set in other cases.

6.     What is a felony? Example? (Ch. 16, Les. 2, Page 438)

7.     What is a misdemeanor? Example? (Ch. 16, Les. 2, Page 438)

8.     What two cases does the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction over

9.     What are the steps in a civil case? (Ch. 16, Les. 1, Page 435)

10. What are the steps in a criminal case? (Ch. 16, Les. 2, Page 441)

11. Explain English Common Law. Why is it important? (Ch. 15, Les. 1, pages 414)?

12.  Using Chapter 15, Lesson 1 (pages 414-417), define the following types of law

a.       Criminal Law:

b.      Civil Law:

c.       Military Law:

d.      Constitutional Law:

e.       Case Law:

f.        Administrative Law:

13. What practice did the outcome of Plessy v. Ferguson protect?

14. What practice did the Supreme Court make unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education?

15. Which Supreme Court case ruled that if a defendant could not afford a lawyer, the state must provide one?

16. The Supreme Court made its ruling on Miranda v Arizona based on which amendment?

17. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

18. What types of opinions do the justices write? Why do they write opinions?

19. What does it mean to nullify a law?

20. What kinds of cases are heard by federal district courts?

21. What is a statute (Ch.15, Les.1, Pg.414)?

22. What is the name for the person who files a lawsuit (Ch. 16, Les. 1, Pg.435)?

23. Who is the person being sued (Ch. 16, Les. 1, Pg.435)?

24. Explain what a complaint is (Ch. 16, Les. 1, Pg.435):

25. What are damages (Ch. 16, Les. 1, Pg.435)?

26. What is plea bargaining (Ch.16, Les.2,Pg.441)?

27. Who is the plaintiff in a criminal trial (Ch. 16, Les. 2, Pg.440)?

28. What is a summons (Ch. 16, Les. 1, Pg.435)?

29. What is an acquittal?

30. What does “writ of habeas corpus” refer to (Ch.15, Les.2, Pg.419)?