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STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________

ȱLESSONȱ3—3ȱPRACTICEȱACTIVITYȱ

Readȱtheȱfollowingȱcasesȱandȱanswerȱtheȱquestionsȱaboutȱthem.ȱAttachȱaȱpageȱifȱadditionalȱ

spaceȱisȱneededȱforȱanswers.ȱ

1.ȱMarieȱKellyȱsuedȱtheȱZaksȱafterȱsheȱwasȱinjuredȱinȱaȱheadȬonȱcollision.ȱTheȱ

automobileȱthatȱhitȱherȱwasȱdrivenȱbyȱDonaldȱGwinnell.ȱDonaldȱhadȱbeenȱatȱtheȱ

doesȱnotȱimposeȱliabilityȱonȱtheȱZaksȱforȱDonald’sȱacts,ȱcanȱtheȱcourtsȱholdȱthemȱ

liableȱforȱKelly’sȱinjuries?ȱWhyȱorȱwhyȱnot?ȱ[Kellyȱv.ȱGrinnell,ȱ476ȱA.ȱ2dȱ1219ȱ

(N.J.ȱ1984)]ȱ

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

1.ȱWhereȱwouldȱyouȱfileȱyourȱclaim?ȱ

2.ȱWhatȱisȱtheȱprocedureȱforȱfilingȱaȱclaim?ȱ

3.ȱTheȱtextȱmentionsȱthatȱsmallȱclaimsȱcourtsȱhandleȱdisputesȱinȱwhichȱsmallȱ

amounts,ȱgenerallyȱ$2,500ȱorȱless,ȱareȱinvolved.ȱWhatȱisȱtheȱmaximumȱdollarȱ

amountȱinȱyourȱstate?ȱ

4.ȱHowȱlongȱwouldȱyouȱexpectȱtoȱwaitȱforȱyourȱdayȱinȱcourt?ȱ

5.ȱIfȱyouȱlostȱandȱwishedȱtoȱappeal,ȱwhatȱisȱtheȱprocedureȱforȱappealingȱtoȱtheȱ

circuitȱcourt?ȱ

STUDENT ________________________________ CLASS __________________________ DATE _________________

TESTȱ

CHAPTERȱ3ȱ

SECTION I—IDENTIFY LEGAL TERMS

Directions:ȱPlaceȱaȱTȱforȱTrueȱorȱanȱFȱforȱFalseȱinȱtheȱAnswersȱcolumnȱtoȱshowȱ

hetherȱeachȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱstatementsȱisȱtrueȱorȱfalse.ȱw

Answers

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

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._______

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

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ANSWERS

Lessonȱ3—1ȱ

Quiz

3.ȱmarshalsȱ

6.ȱlitigateȱ

ȱȱ

ȱȱ9.ȱJackȱcouldȱtryȱtoȱnegotiateȱwithȱZelmaȱhimselfȱandȱofferȱtoȱpayȱpartȱorȱallȱofȱherȱ

Practice Activity

1.ȱTheȱU.S.ȱSupremeȱCourtȱruledȱthatȱonceȱanȱagreementȱtoȱarbitrateȱisȱsigned,ȱitȱ

2.ȱNo,ȱCharlotteȱshouldn’tȱhaveȱtoȱproveȱJohnȱisȱdead.ȱTheȱcourtȱruledȱthatȱtheȱ

UnderȱtheȱAgency’sȱregulations,ȱaȱpersonȱisȱpresumedȱtoȱbeȱdeadȱifȱheȱorȱsheȱ

hasȱbeenȱawayȱfromȱhisȱorȱherȱresidenceȱandȱabsentȱwithoutȱexplanationȱforȱatȱ

Reteach

Answersȱtoȱwordȱsearchȱareȱcircledȱ(seeȱpageȱ1Ȭ60)ȱandȱalsoȱappearȱinȱboldȱprint.ȱ

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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

SECTION II

13.ȱcȱ

SECTION III

Illinoisȱwouldȱbeȱ