Exercise 3 Answer and discuss these questions.
1.Whatѝcasesѝdoѝfederalѝdistrictѝcourtsѝhandle?ѝIsѝtheirѝjurisdictionѝlimited?ѝ
2.WhoѝappointsѝFederalѝdistrictѝcourtѝjudges?ѝCanѝtheyѝbeѝimpeached?ѝ
3.Whichѝareѝtheѝfourѝtypesѝofѝlimitedѝjurisdictionѝfederalѝcourts?ѝ
Exercise 4 Complete these sentences. Use the following words to help you.
unconstitutionalѝ |
Supremeѝ |
executiveѝ |
Courtѝ |
jurisdictionѝ |
appellateѝ |
Chiefѝ |
Associateѝ |
officersѝ |
Justiceѝ(s)ѝ |
1.TheѝheadѝofѝtheѝjudicialѝpowerѝofѝtheѝUSAѝisѝtheѝ_______________.ѝ
2.TheѝCourtѝisѝmadeѝupѝofѝtheѝ__________ѝandѝeightѝ____________.ѝ
3.IfѝtheѝConstitutionѝdoesѝnotѝgiveѝCongressѝtheѝpowerѝtoѝpassѝaѝcertainѝ law,ѝtheѝCourtѝdeclaresѝtheѝlawѝ_____________.ѝ
4.Unconstitutionalѝ lawsѝ cannotѝ beѝ enforcedѝ byѝ theѝ Presidentѝ andѝ hisѝ
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5.TheѝCourtѝofѝAppealsѝhasѝonlyѝ_______________.ѝ
Exercise 5 Use the information above to fill in the chart on the Federal Court System. Show which courts have civil and which have criminal jurisdictions.
Federal Court System
Exercise 6 Fill in the gaps in the text below using the words in the box.
theѝSupremeѝCourtѝ |
theѝConstitutionѝ |
theѝChiefѝJusticeѝ |
theѝCongressѝ |
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The judicial system of the USA
Theѝheadѝofѝtheѝjudicialѝpowerѝisѝ_________.ѝItѝconsistsѝofѝ_________ѝ andѝeightѝAssociateѝJusticesѝappointedѝforѝlifeѝbyѝtheѝPresidentѝwithѝtheѝ approvalѝbyѝtheѝSenate.ѝOneѝofѝtheѝmostѝimportantѝdutiesѝofѝJusticesѝisѝ toѝdecideѝwhetherѝlawsѝpassedѝbyѝ_________ѝagreeѝwithѝtheѝConstitution.ѝ Ifѝ theѝ Supremeѝ Courtѝ decidesѝ thatѝ __________ѝ doesѝ notѝ giveѝ Congressѝtheѝpowerѝtoѝpassѝaѝcertainѝlaw,ѝtheѝCourtѝdeclaresѝtheѝlawѝ
_________.ѝSuchѝaѝlawѝcannotѝbeѝenforcedѝbyѝtheѝPresidentѝandѝhisѝ executiveѝofficers.ѝ
TheѝCourtѝofѝAppealsѝhasѝonlyѝappellateѝjurisdiction.ѝItѝworksѝinѝtheѝDistrictѝofѝColumbiaѝandѝtenѝcircuitsѝintoѝwhichѝtheѝcountryѝhasѝbeenѝdivided.ѝ
Exercise 7 Answer the following questions.
1.ѝWhatѝisѝtheѝheadѝofѝtheѝjudicialѝpowerѝinѝtheѝUS?ѝ 2.ѝWhoѝdoesѝtheѝSupremeѝCourtѝconsistѝof?ѝ 3.ѝWhatѝareѝtheѝdutiesѝofѝJustices?ѝ 4.ѝIsѝheѝChiefѝJusticeѝappointedѝorѝelected?ѝ 5.ѝWhatѝhappensѝifѝtheѝSupremeѝCourtѝdeclaresѝaѝlawѝunconstitutional?ѝ 6.ѝWhatѝjurisdictionѝdoesѝtheѝCourtѝofѝAppealsѝhave?ѝ 7.ѝHowѝmanyѝCourtsѝofѝAppealsѝareѝthereѝinѝtheѝUS?ѝ
Reading
Before you read, answer and debate these questions.
1.DoѝyouѝthinkѝthereѝareѝonlyѝfederalѝcourtsѝinѝtheѝUS?ѝWhatѝaboutѝ courtsѝinѝeveryѝstate?ѝ
2.Areѝstateѝcourtѝsystemsѝdifferentѝorѝsimilarѝinѝeachѝstate?ѝ
Exercise 1 Read the text.
State Courts
Courtѝstructuresѝvaryѝfromѝstateѝtoѝstate,ѝbutѝallѝstatesѝhaveѝgeneralѝtrialѝ courtsѝthatѝhearѝdivorceѝcases,ѝcontractѝdisputes,ѝpersonalѝinjuryѝcases,ѝ andѝcriminalѝcases.ѝSomeѝcourtsѝhearѝonlyѝspecificѝdisputesѝ—ѝforѝex- ample,ѝjuvenileѝcourts,ѝtaxѝcourts,ѝorѝprobateѝcourts.ѝ
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Allѝstatesѝhaveѝaѝ«courtѝofѝlastѝresort»,ѝusuallyѝtheirѝsupremeѝcourt,ѝtoѝ whichѝlowerѝcourtѝdecisionsѝcanѝbeѝappealed.ѝSomeѝstatesѝhaveѝanѝintermediateѝappellateѝcourtѝjustѝbelowѝit.ѝѝ
TheѝU.S.ѝSupremeѝCourtѝwillѝhearѝaѝcaseѝthatѝcomesѝfromѝaѝstateѝsupremeѝcourtѝunderѝtwoѝconditions:ѝwhenѝaѝstateѝdeclaresѝaѝfederalѝtreatyѝ orѝstatuteѝtoѝbeѝunconstitutional,ѝorѝwhenѝitѝisѝdeterminedѝbyѝaѝstateѝsupremeѝcourtѝthatѝaѝparticularѝstateѝlawѝdoesѝnotѝcontradictѝaѝfederalѝlawѝ orѝtheѝU.S.ѝConstitution.ѝ
Municipal,ѝtown,ѝvillage,ѝsmall-claims,ѝorѝpoliceѝcourtsѝadjudicateѝlocalѝ matters.ѝTheѝcriminalѝcasesѝhandledѝbyѝtheseѝcourtsѝareѝusuallyѝlimitedѝ toѝtrafficѝviolations.ѝInѝcivilѝcasesѝtheseѝcourtsѝusuallyѝhearѝcasesѝinvolvingѝ mattersѝ thatѝ doѝ notѝ exceedѝ aѝ fewѝ thousandѝ dollarsѝ inѝ claimsѝ orѝ awards.ѝ
Vocabulary
toѝvaryѝfromѝstateѝtoѝstateѝ |
различатьсяѝвѝзависимостиѝотѝштатаѝ |
divorceѝcaseѝ |
делоѝоѝразводеѝ |
personalѝinjuryѝcaseѝ |
делоѝоѝпричиненииѝфизическогоѝвредаѝ |
juvenileѝcourtѝ |
судѝпоѝделамѝнесовершеннолетнихѝ |
taxѝcourtѝ |
судѝпоѝналоговымѝделамѝ |
probateѝcourtѝ |
судѝпоѝвопросамѝнаследованияѝимуществаѝ |
toѝcontradictѝaѝfederalѝlawѝ |
противоречитьѝфедеральномуѝзаконуѝ |
toѝadjudicateѝlocalѝmattersѝ |
выноситьѝ решенияѝ поѝ вопросам,ѝ находя- |
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щимсяѝвѝведенииѝместногоѝсамоуправленияѝ |
notѝtoѝexceedѝaѝfewѝthou- |
дела,ѝнеѝпревышающиеѝсуммуѝвѝнесколькоѝ |
sandѝdollarsѝinѝclaimsѝѝ |
тысячѝдолларовѝ |
Exercise 2 Complete these sentences using the information from the text above.
1.ѝGeneralѝtrialѝcourtsѝthatѝhearѝ_________________________.ѝ 2.ѝTheѝcourtsѝhearingѝonlyѝspecificѝdisputesѝareѝ______________.ѝ 3.ѝAѝ«courtѝofѝlastѝresort»ѝisѝ____________________________.ѝ
4.ѝ Theѝ U.S.ѝ Supremeѝ Courtѝ willѝ hearѝ aѝ caseѝ thatѝ comesѝ fromѝ
_________.ѝ 5.ѝLocalѝmattersѝareѝadjudicatedѝbyѝ_____________________.ѝ
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Exercise 3 What branch of the law do these cases refer to? Which courts are to hear these cases?
legalѝstatusѝofѝcitizens;ѝtrafficѝviolationѝcase;ѝdivorceѝcase;ѝdisputeѝbetweenѝtheѝgovernments;ѝdealingѝwithѝpropertyѝafterѝtheѝowner'sѝdeath;ѝ contractѝdisputeѝcase;ѝmanslaughterѝcase;ѝtaxationѝorѝbudgetѝissuesѝ
Over to you
Describe the structure of the American judiciary. Use this chart.
STATEѝCOURTѝSYSTEMѝ
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Exercise 4 Complete the following text with these words.
DistrictѝCourtѝ |
juryѝ |
prosecutingѝ |
theѝmagistrateѝ unanimousѝdecisionѝ |
aѝhigherѝcourtѝ |
ajudgeѝ |
counselѝ |
chargedѝwithѝ atrialѝjuryѝ |
aѝjuryѝ |
guiltyѝ |
theѝjudgeѝ |
civilѝandѝcriminalѝcasesѝ |
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