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STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱLESSONȱ3—3ȱPRACTICEȱACTIVITYȱ
Readȱtheȱfollowingȱcasesȱandȱanswerȱtheȱquestionsȱaboutȱthem.ȱAttachȱaȱpageȱifȱadditionalȱ
spaceȱisȱneededȱforȱanswers.ȱ
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1.ȱMarieȱKellyȱsuedȱtheȱZaksȱafterȱsheȱwasȱinjuredȱinȱaȱheadȬonȱcollision.ȱTheȱ
automobileȱthatȱhitȱherȱwasȱdrivenȱbyȱDonaldȱGwinnell.ȱDonaldȱhadȱbeenȱatȱtheȱ
doesȱnotȱimposeȱliabilityȱonȱtheȱZaksȱforȱDonald’sȱacts,ȱcanȱtheȱcourtsȱholdȱthemȱ
liableȱforȱKelly’sȱinjuries?ȱWhyȱorȱwhyȱnot?ȱ[Kellyȱv.ȱGrinnell,ȱ476ȱA.ȱ2dȱ1219ȱ
(N.J.ȱ1984)]ȱ
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2.ȱWhenȱanȱadultȱisȱfoundȱguiltyȱofȱaȱcrime,ȱheȱisȱconvictedȱandȱhisȱconvictionȱ
becomesȱpartȱofȱhisȱpermanentȱrecord.ȱWhenȱaȱjuvenileȱisȱfoundȱguiltyȱofȱ
becomes.ȱWhenȱaȱjuvenileȱisȱsentencedȱtoȱaȱjuvenileȱdetentionȱfacility,ȱheȱmustȱ
beȱreleasedȱbyȱhisȱ21stȱbirthday,ȱnoȱmatterȱwhatȱcrimeȱheȱhasȱcommitted.ȱDoȱ
youȱthinkȱthisȱisȱfair?ȱWhyȱorȱwhyȱnot?ȱ
STUDENT ________________________________ CLASS __________________________ DATE _________________
ȱLESSONȱ3—3ȱRETEACHȱ
Directions:ȱUnscrambleȱtheȱlettersȱfollowingȱeachȱquestionȱandȱwriteȱtheȱanswerȱinȱ
theȱblankȱprovided.ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱAnswersȱ
ȱȱ1.ȱWhatȱkindȱofȱcourtȱadministersȱwills?ȱabepotrȱ1._____________________
2._____________________
ȱȱ2.ȱWhatȱisȱaȱjudgeȱonȱtheȱSupremeȱCourtȱcalled?ȱ
iejtuscȱ
3._____________________
ȱȱ3.ȱWhatȱkindȱofȱcourtȱadministersȱcityȱordinances?ȱ
mpiilnucaȱ
4._____________________
ȱȱ4.ȱAȱcourtȱofȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ_______ȱkeepsȱanȱexactȱaccountȱ
ofȱwhatȱgoesȱonȱatȱaȱtrial.ȱdcrreoȱ
5._____________________
ȱȱ5.ȱWhatȱkindȱofȱcourtȱhandlesȱcasesȱinvolvingȱ$2,500ȱ
orȱless?ȱlslmaȱmliscaȱ
6._____________________
ȱȱ6.ȱWhatȱkindȱofȱcourtȱadministersȱestates?ȱpetboraȱ
7._____________________
ȱȱ7.ȱWhatȱkindȱofȱcourtȱhearsȱcasesȱinvolvingȱyoungȱ
peopleȱthatȱareȱunderȱageȱ18?ȱleevjuniȱ
8._____________________
ȱȱ8.ȱWhatȱisȱanotherȱnameȱforȱassociateȱcircuitȱcourts?ȱ
toyucnȱrusoctȱ
9._____________________
ȱȱ9.ȱWhatȱdoȱjuvenileȱcourtsȱusuallyȱrecommendȱ
ratherȱthanȱpunishment?ȱniitorbahieltaȱ
10._____________________
10.ȱWhatȱkindȱofȱcircuitȱcourtsȱhearȱminorȱcriminalȱ
casesȱandȱlawsuitsȱthatȱinvolveȱnoȱmoreȱthanȱ
$25,000?ȱscetaisaoȱ
11.____________________
11.ȱWhatȱkindȱofȱcourtȱisȱknownȱinȱotherȱstatesȱasȱ
superiorȱcourt,ȱdistrictȱcourt,ȱorȱcourtȱofȱcommonȱ
pleas?ȱtruicciȱ
12. ____________________
12.ȱWhatȱisȱtheȱtitleȱgivenȱtoȱjudgesȱwhoȱsitȱonȱstateȱ
supremeȱcourts?ȱcejsutiȱ
13. ____________________
13.ȱWhatȱtypeȱofȱconvictionȱhasȱaȱguaranteedȱrightȱtoȱ
appealȱtoȱtheȱstateȱsupremeȱcourt?ȱipataclȱdrermuȱ
14. ___________________
14.ȱWhatȱisȱtheȱtypicalȱnumberȱofȱjusticesȱwhoȱsitȱonȱ
anȱappeal?ȱhreetȱ
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STUDENT ________________________________ CLASS __________________________ DATE _________________
ȱLESSONȱ3—3ȱENRICHMENTȱ
Thisȱlessonȱmentionsȱseveralȱstateȱcourtsȱwithȱspecializedȱjurisdiction,ȱamongȱthemȱ
theȱsmallȱclaimsȱcourt.ȱSupposeȱyouȱhadȱanȱissueȱyouȱwantedȱtoȱtakeȱtoȱsmallȱclaimsȱ
court.ȱDetermineȱhowȱthisȱwouldȱbeȱdoneȱinȱyourȱstate.ȱ
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1.ȱWhereȱwouldȱyouȱfileȱyourȱclaim?ȱ
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2.ȱWhatȱisȱtheȱprocedureȱforȱfilingȱaȱclaim?ȱ
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3.ȱTheȱtextȱmentionsȱthatȱsmallȱclaimsȱcourtsȱhandleȱdisputesȱinȱwhichȱsmallȱ
amounts,ȱgenerallyȱ$2,500ȱorȱless,ȱareȱinvolved.ȱWhatȱisȱtheȱmaximumȱdollarȱ
amountȱinȱyourȱstate?ȱ
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4.ȱHowȱlongȱwouldȱyouȱexpectȱtoȱwaitȱforȱyourȱdayȱinȱcourt?ȱ
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5.ȱIfȱyouȱlostȱandȱwishedȱtoȱappeal,ȱwhatȱisȱtheȱprocedureȱforȱappealingȱtoȱtheȱ
circuitȱcourt?ȱ
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STUDENT ________________________________ CLASS __________________________ DATE _________________
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TESTȱ
CHAPTERȱ3ȱ
SECTION I—IDENTIFY LEGAL TERMS
Directions:ȱPlaceȱaȱTȱforȱTrueȱorȱanȱFȱforȱFalseȱinȱtheȱAnswersȱcolumnȱtoȱshowȱ
hetherȱeachȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱstatementsȱisȱtrueȱorȱfalse.ȱw
Answers
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ȱȱ1.ȱInȱtheȱstateȱcourtȱsystem,ȱitȱisȱtheȱmarshal’sȱdutyȱtoȱsummonȱ
witnessesȱandȱkeepȱorderȱinȱtheȱcourt.ȱ
ȱȱ1.ȱ_____ȱ
ȱȱ2.ȱWhenȱaȱdecisionȱisȱmadeȱbyȱaȱmediator,ȱitȱisȱbindingȱonȱtheȱ
partiesȱtoȱtheȱdispute.ȱ
ȱȱ2.ȱ_____ȱ
ȱȱ3.ȱTheȱUnitedȱStatesȱSupremeȱCourtȱhasȱoriginalȱjurisdictionȱoverȱ
allȱcasesȱinȱthisȱcountry.ȱ
ȱȱ3.ȱ_____ȱ
ȱȱ4.ȱAppellateȱcourtsȱusuallyȱdecideȱwhetherȱthereȱwereȱerrorsȱofȱlawȱ
andȱerrorsȱofȱfactȱinȱtheȱtrial.ȱ
ȱȱ4.ȱ_____ȱ
ȱȱ5.ȱThereȱareȱthirteenȱfederalȱcourtsȱofȱappeal.ȱȱȱ5.ȱ_____ȱ
ȱȱ6.ȱTheȱstateȱlegalȱsystem,ȱasȱwellȱasȱtheȱfederal,ȱhasȱthreeȱbranchesȱ
ofȱgovernment.ȱ
ȱȱ6.ȱ_____ȱ
ȱȱ7.ȱTheȱstateȱsupremeȱcourtsȱissueȱtheȱfinalȱdecisionȱonȱallȱmattersȱofȱ
lawȱappealedȱtoȱthem.ȱ
ȱȱ7.ȱ_____ȱ
ȱȱ8.ȱAnyȱrecordsȱmadeȱonȱjuvenileȱcasesȱareȱopenȱtoȱtheȱpublic.ȱȱȱ8.ȱ_____ȱ
ȱȱ9.ȱMinorȱindividualȱsuitsȱwouldȱnotȱoftenȱbeȱheardȱifȱnotȱforȱtheȱ
smallȱclaimsȱcourts.ȱ
ȱȱ9.ȱ_____ȱ
10.ȱTheȱgoalȱofȱtheȱjuvenileȱcourtsȱisȱtoȱmatchȱtheȱpunishmentȱwithȱȱ
theȱcrime.ȱ
10.ȱ_____ȱ
SECTION II—THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT LEGAL CONCEPTS
Directions:ȱInȱtheȱAnswersȱcolumnȱatȱtheȱrightȱofȱeachȱstatement,ȱwriteȱtheȱletterȱthatȱ
representsȱtheȱword,ȱorȱgroupȱofȱwords,ȱthatȱcorrectlyȱcompletesȱtheȱstatement.ȱ
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ȱAnswers
ȱ11.ȱAȱcourtȱmayȱ(a)ȱimposeȱpunishment,ȱ(b)ȱawardȱdamages,ȱȱȱ
(c)ȱgrantȱappropriateȱrelief,ȱ(d)ȱallȱofȱtheseȱ
11._______
ȱ12.ȱȱ Whoȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱmakesȱdecisionsȱthatȱbindȱtheȱpartiesȱtoȱaȱ
dispute?ȱ(a)ȱmediator,ȱ(b)ȱarbitrator,ȱ(c)ȱconciliator,ȱ(d)ȱnoneȱofȱ
theseȱ
12._______
ȱ13.ȱNegotiatingȱaȱsettlementȱbetweenȱinjuredȱpartiesȱwithoutȱgoingȱ
toȱcourtȱmayȱincludeȱ(a)ȱanȱarbitrator,ȱ(b)ȱaȱmediator,ȱ(c)ȱbothȱaȱ
andȱb,ȱ(d)ȱnoneȱofȱtheseȱ
13._______
ȱ14.ȱCourtsȱthatȱadministerȱwillsȱandȱestatesȱareȱcalledȱ(a)ȱfamilyȱ
courts,ȱ(b)ȱprobateȱcourts,ȱ(c)ȱfederalȱdistrictȱcourts,ȱ(d)ȱestateȱ
courtsȱ
14._______
ȱ15.ȱȱ Municipalȱcourtsȱareȱusuallyȱdividedȱintoȱ(a)ȱcriminalȱdivisions,ȱ
(b)ȱtrafficȱdivisions,ȱ(c)ȱbothȱaȱandȱb,ȱ(d)ȱnoneȱofȱtheseȱ
15._______
ȱ16.ȱWhichȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱcourtsȱhasȱitsȱjurisdictionȱlimitedȱbyȱtheȱ
amountȱofȱmoneyȱinvolvedȱinȱtheȱlitigation?ȱ(a)ȱappellateȱ
courts,ȱ(b)ȱsmallȱclaimsȱcourts,ȱ(c)ȱjuvenileȱcourts,ȱ(d)ȱtrialȱ
courtsȱ
16._______
ȱ17.ȱAppellateȱcourtsȱ(a)ȱexamineȱtranscripts,ȱ(b)ȱcallȱwitnesses,ȱȱȱ
(c)ȱacceptȱnewȱevidence,ȱ(d)ȱallȱofȱtheseȱ
17._______
ȱ18.ȱTheȱfederalȱdistrictȱcourtsȱhaveȱoriginalȱjurisdictionȱoverȱȱȱ
(a)ȱlawsuitsȱbetweenȱcitizensȱofȱdifferentȱstates,ȱ(b)ȱfederalȱ
questions,ȱ(c)ȱbothȱaȱandȱb,ȱ(d)ȱnoneȱofȱtheseȱ
18._______
ȱ19.ȱTheȱstateȱcourtȱofȱappealsȱhasȱaȱpanelȱofȱ(a)ȱnoȱmoreȱthanȱthreeȱ
judges,ȱ(b)ȱthreeȱorȱmoreȱjustices,ȱ(c)ȱjurors,ȱ(d)ȱnoneȱofȱtheseȱ
19._______
ȱ20.ȱȱ Theȱcourtȱsystemȱconsistingȱofȱtrialȱcourts,ȱappellateȱcourts,ȱandȱ
aȱsupremeȱcourtȱisȱfoundȱatȱ(a)ȱonlyȱtheȱcountyȱlevel,ȱ(b)ȱonlyȱ
theȱstateȱlevel,ȱ(c)ȱbothȱtheȱcountyȱandȱstateȱlevel,ȱ(d)ȱbothȱtheȱ
stateȱandȱfederalȱlevelȱ
20._______
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SECTION III—APPLY LEGAL PRACTICES
21.ȱAtȱageȱ7,ȱCurtȱwasȱfoundȱguiltyȱofȱstartingȱaȱfireȱthatȱburnedȱtheȱgazeboȱinȱtheȱ
parkȱofȱhisȱhomeȱtownȱinȱIllinois.ȱAtȱtheȱageȱofȱ12,ȱheȱwasȱfoundȱguiltyȱofȱ
burningȱaȱbarnȱfullȱofȱhayȱinȱaȱneighboringȱcounty.ȱNowȱatȱtheȱageȱofȱ21,ȱCurtȱisȱ
livingȱinȱtheȱstateȱofȱNewȱYorkȱandȱheȱhasȱbeenȱaccusedȱofȱsettingȱtheȱfireȱthatȱ
destroyedȱaȱmotorcycleȱshop.ȱCanȱhisȱjuvenileȱrecordsȱfromȱIllinoisȱbeȱusedȱ
againstȱhimȱinȱNewȱYork?ȱ(InȱNewȱYork,ȱaȱchildȱcanȱbeȱtriedȱasȱanȱadultȱatȱtheȱ
ageȱofȱ7.ȱȱ
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22.ȱSusanȱbrokeȱintoȱanȱapartmentȱsharedȱbyȱJudy,ȱKendra,ȱandȱLisaȱandȱstoleȱ
Nowȱ10ȱmonthsȱlater,ȱLisaȱandȱSusanȱhadȱaȱfightȱandȱLisaȱwantsȱtoȱfileȱaȱreportȱ
onȱherȱlossesȱfromȱthatȱburglary.ȱHasȱtooȱmuchȱtimeȱlapsed?ȱIsȱthisȱconsideredȱ
theȱsameȱcrimeȱorȱclassifiedȱasȱaȱseparateȱcrime?ȱ
1-58 Unit 1 Tests Chapters 1–5
ANSWERS
Lessonȱ3—1ȱ
Quiz
3.ȱmarshalsȱ
6.ȱlitigateȱ
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ȱȱ9.ȱJackȱcouldȱtryȱtoȱnegotiateȱwithȱZelmaȱhimselfȱandȱofferȱtoȱpayȱpartȱorȱallȱofȱherȱ
Practice Activity
1.ȱTheȱU.S.ȱSupremeȱCourtȱruledȱthatȱonceȱanȱagreementȱtoȱarbitrateȱisȱsigned,ȱitȱ
2.ȱNo,ȱCharlotteȱshouldn’tȱhaveȱtoȱproveȱJohnȱisȱdead.ȱTheȱcourtȱruledȱthatȱtheȱ
UnderȱtheȱAgency’sȱregulations,ȱaȱpersonȱisȱpresumedȱtoȱbeȱdeadȱifȱheȱorȱsheȱ
hasȱbeenȱawayȱfromȱhisȱorȱherȱresidenceȱandȱabsentȱwithoutȱexplanationȱforȱatȱ
Reteach
Answersȱtoȱwordȱsearchȱareȱcircledȱ(seeȱpageȱ1Ȭ60)ȱandȱalsoȱappearȱinȱboldȱprint.ȱ
Chapter 3 Court Systems ȱȱ
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SȱSȱRȱUȱMȱAȱRȱSȱRȱLȱTȱSȱ
RȱWȱAȱLȱBȱAȱTȱHȱGȱIȱLȱFȱ
IȱTȱAȱRȱCȱLȱRȱSȱEȱTȱAȱFȱ
Enrichment Activity
Lessonȱ3—2ȱ
Quiz
11.ȱYes.ȱLuis’sȱattorneyȱcanȱtakeȱtheȱcaseȱallȱtheȱwayȱtoȱtheȱstateȱsupremeȱcourtȱbutȱ
notȱtoȱtheȱfederalȱcourt.ȱFederalȱdistrictȱcourtsȱdoȱnotȱhearȱcasesȱbetweenȱ
Practice Activity
1.ȱNo,ȱtheȱgovernment’sȱargumentȱthatȱtheȱcourtsȱcouldȱnotȱdecideȱthisȱissueȱwasȱ
wrong,ȱandȱtheȱcourtȱagreed.ȱTheȱcourtȱsaidȱthatȱtheȱdeferenceȱowedȱtoȱpoliticalȱ
investigationalȱdrugsȱonȱmilitaryȱpersonnelȱwithoutȱtheȱserviceȱmembers’ȱ
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2.ȱYes,ȱtheȱcourtȱagreedȱwithȱGE,ȱandȱtheȱtrialȱwasȱtransferredȱtoȱfederalȱcourt.ȱInȱ
Reteach
Enrichment Activity
Lessonȱ3—3ȱ
Quiz
Practice Activity
1.ȱTheȱtrialȱcourtȱdismissedȱtheȱsuitȱagainstȱtheȱZaks,ȱbecauseȱtheȱstateȱofȱNewȱ
JerseyȱhasȱnoȱlawȱthatȱcouldȱholdȱtheȱZaksȱaccountableȱforȱDonald’sȱbehaviorȱ
theȱSupremeȱCourtȱofȱNewȱJerseyȱmadeȱaȱnewȱlawȱbyȱdecidingȱthatȱtheȱZaksȱ
wereȱnegligentȱinȱallowingȱDonaldȱtoȱleaveȱtheirȱhouseȱinȱwhatȱmustȱhaveȱbeenȱ
driveȱisȱappropriateȱnotȱonlyȱforȱlegislativeȱresolution;ȱdeterminationȱofȱtheȱ
scopeȱofȱtheȱdutyȱinȱnegligenceȱcasesȱisȱaȱfunctionȱofȱtheȱjudiciary.ȱ
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2.ȱStudentȱresponse.ȱYouȱmayȱwantȱtoȱdiscussȱtheȱdifferenceȱinȱhowȱtheȱlawȱlooksȱ
atȱminorsȱandȱadults.ȱAdultsȱareȱheldȱresponsibleȱforȱtheirȱactsȱbecauseȱtheyȱareȱ
childish,ȱimmature,ȱunwiseȱbehaviorȱandȱbecomeȱaȱresponsibleȱadult.ȱ
Reteach
5.ȱsmallȱclaimsȱ
10.ȱassociateȱ
Enrichment Activity
Answersȱwillȱvary.ȱ
ANSWERS TO TEST QUESTIONS
SECTION I
3.ȱFalseȱ
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SECTION II
13.ȱcȱ
SECTION III
Illinoisȱwouldȱbeȱ
