(For Prezi Video) Unit 4 Judicial Branch Notes

Hello, class today, we're going to be learning about the

judicial branch.

There are three pages of notes that I would normally

cover in class that are should be on the screen.

This is my first ago it Prezi video.

So cut me some slack.

Um, and I hope that you are able to follow

along. Um, the organizer notes are actually on Google classroom.

So if you wanted to print those out or use

them as a guide like I would normally give you

in class, you are more than welcome to do that.

Or if you want to just try to attempt to

take notes on notebook paper, um, you could do that

as well.

So you also have access to this presentation on Google

Classroom without me talking if you prefer to not see

my face or hear my voice, which is kind of

weird looking at myself right now and talking.

So, um, anyways, let's get started.

Ah, this is 4-1 it is the introduction to the

judicial branch just kind of walks you through just the

basics of how our judicial system works.

So, um, let's first start with things that you probably

are already aware of from studying unit three.

Um, see, if you can answer these questions, um, I'll

give you the answers after we go through the questions,

but, uh, number one, it is discussed in article blank

of the Constitution two.

Who is in it?

Three responsibility is to do what with laws for the

government is divided into levels.

What is this principle called?

And what is the difference between the sixth and Seventh

Amendments? We're gonna be talking a little bit about all

of this today, So let's answer our questions.

Um, the its Article three of the Constitution that you

can find the judicial branch discussed.

It's very small amount.

That's the smallest article in the Constitution.

Um, in regards to the three branches.

Ah, who's in it?

Judges and there are three level of courts.

Um, the role is to interpret the laws and interpret

the Constitution.

And federalism is the answer to number four.

We have federal courts, and then the house have state

courts. And what's the difference between the sixth and seventh

Amendments? Well, if you remember, the bad number for the

sixth is for criminals.

Those were the legal rights you get if you're accused

of a crime and the Seventh Amendment allows for a

jury trial in civil cases that exceed $20 So hopefully

remember that, uh, if not, there you go, you little

recap. Uh, moving on.

Ah, here's wth e title for for one.

And that is how the courts are laid out in

the nature of courts.

So the whole point of having a court system eyes

to resolve conflict back many, many years ago when, um,

in the middle Ages, when people were trying to resolve

conflicts, they resorted to some pretty dressed IQ.

What would we today would consider?

Barbaric measures.

Um, but today we try to use a little bit

more peaceful, in and fair and equal and just system,

um and that's our court system.

So the whole point of having a court system is

to resolve conflict.

Ah, there are two types or two categories of courts.

Um, and their courts, the deal with civil issues, like

when someone has a grievance with someone else.

Um, and they need a Like I said, conflict resolved.

And then there are criminal courts that deal with cases

where someone has broken the law or committed a crime.

Um, the wait courts are set up is considered, um,

adversarial. Ah, few look at my little picture there.

You'll see a judge and two people going at it

there. Um, they are going to that judge to help

resolve a conflict.

Um, and their adversaries or enemies that are up against

each other in court.

Both civil and criminal courts are adversarial.

Civil is ever serial of our way of plaintiffs suing

defendants. Um, that's phone complaining, and they have a grievance

with someone else.

And then a criminal court is when you have someone

that is accused of a crime, they're they're being taken

to court by what we would refer to as the

prosecution or like the defense.

Uh, sorry.

The prosecution is up against the defense.

Um, and they are trying to have someone either a

judge or a jury resolve that conflict decide usually guilty

or innocent.

The way that our court system set up and this

is both true for federal and state courts is in

a hierarchy where you have the, um, original courts at

the bottom to make decisions.

Um, that, like they will decide a civil case that

who the winner is, and also they'll decide guilty or

innocent in a criminal case.

And then you can climb your way up if you

feel like you weren't given a fair trial through the

appellate courts.

And quite possibly, if your case is super important or

it affects, a lot of people could make it to

the Supreme Court.

Um, so there are different types of jurisdiction, and just

the word jurisdiction means an area or authority of coverage.

Um, the word original means that it's the case is

being heard for the first time in trial.

Um, exclusive is when you have only one type of

court that can hear a case.

Um, we'll be talking towards the end of this presentation

about exclusively federal jurisdiction, where states don't they don't get

involved state courts.

And then, when you have federal court and state court

that can both cover something, they can both hear a

case that is considered concurrent jurisdiction.

A lot of the court cases that we studied in

class, um, may have started in state court, but they

wound up being appealed to the Supreme Court so those

would be considered two concurrent jurisdiction.

Appellate jurisdiction is when someone is hearing there is having

their hurt.

Their case heard on appeal because they feel like they

were not given a fair trial.

Or maybe there was some error in the original decision.

And then at the very bottom, you can see, I've

tried to squeeze in general jurisdiction.

And that's just what states cover.

That's everything else.

And that's usually around 90% of cases.

They're hurt in state court.

So the ones that go to federal court or pretty

significant important or they affect a lot of people outside

of your state.

So, um, now I have a video embedded.

I'm not quite sure how to tackle this, but, um,

I guess I like maybe if I had played, we'll

see. Maybe not.

Okay, so that's not gonna work.

Um, so at some point, maybe if you can get

in, um, and take a look at that video, it

just gives you a brief description of what would be

heard in federal court and what could be heard in

state court.

Um, you know, it's kind of things like, um, issue

like federal crimes, terrorism, Ah, drug trafficking, Internet fraud.

Those would be things that don't maybe aren't just heard

in state courts, there would be across the U.

S. Issues.

Um, other examples would be like, uh, if you have

a US official in a foreign country that's involved in

some kind of lawsuit or criminal behavior, they will be

heard in federal court.

Um, if you have a state going up against another

state for over an issue, that would be that would

also be heard in federal court.

Um, but if you get a chance like I said,

go on the video, it gives you a few more

examples. Uh

(For Prezi Video) Unit 4 Judicial Branch Notes

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