Vocabulary exercises

I.

1. c

2. d

3. b

4. f

5. g

6. e

7. a

II.

1. d

2. f

3. b

4. g

5. c

6. a

7. e

III.

1. 2k 3g

2. 2b 3j

3. 2f 3h

4. 2g 3a

5. 2e 3i

6. 2a 3l

7. 2i 3c

8. 2j 3d

9. 2l 3b

10. 2h 3k

11. 2c 3e

12. 2d 3f

V.

1. jurists; 2. jurisprudence; 3. jury; 4. jurors; 5. juridical; 6. jurisdiction; 7. jury; 8. jurisdictions; 9. juridical; 10. jurisdiction.

VI.

1. court of Appeals; 2. do/dispense/distribute/mete out justice; 3. stand court; 4. bring before the bar/bring into court; 5. put on/upon trial; 6. certificate of identity; 7. fall within the jurisdiction; 8. hold а trial; 9. legal expert; 10. judicially appointed expert; 11. go to trial; 12. temporary certificate; 13. legal entity; 14. perpetual lease; 15. parol will; 16. operating/short lease; 17. thin case.

VII.

1. e

2. g

3. d

4. a

5. h

6. b

7. a

8. i

9. b

10. i

11. c

12. f

13. g

14. g

15. g

16. b

17. e

18. i

19. d, i

20. f

21. d, i

VIII.

1. according to; 2. after; 3. at; 4. to; 5. of; 6. in; 7. to; 8. for; 9. in; 10. for; 11. out, of; 12. from; 13. for; 14. to; 15. of; 16. in; 17. at; 18. within.

IX.

1. court; 2. legislature; 3. jury; 4. lawsuit; 5. circuit; 6. entity; 7. statute; 8. jurisdiction; 9. judge, concept; 10. justice.

III.

1. a

2. c

3. g

4. b

5. m

6. f

7. e

8. h

9. n

10. l

11. d

12. i

13. k

14. j

IV.

1. j

2. e

3. a

4. g

5. f

6. d

7. h

8. i

9. b

10. c

V.

1. of, of, to, from, of; 2. at, for, of, for, against; 3. of, for, to; 4. in, to, of; 5. of, of, by, with; 6. with, of; 7. of, in, in; 8. by, of, of; 9. up, in, of, in; 10. by, of.

VI.

1. the, the, the, the, the; 2. a; 3. a; 4. the, an; 5. the, the, the, the; 6. the, the, a, the, the, a; 7. the, the; 8. the, the, the, the; 9. the, the, the, the; 10. the, a, the.

VII.

1. appeal, major function, hear cases, 2. political importance; 3. important duties, justices; 4. specialized, specific areas; 5. complex, dual; 6. right, jury trial; 7. state, separate; 8. provisions; 9. structure, procedure; 10. circuit courts.

IX.

1. The American court system is complex as a dual Court system operates in the United States. 2. State courts are often specialized to deal with specific areas of law, such as family law, traffic, criminal, probate, and small claims. 3. Sometimes cases involving juveniles are heard in a special juvenile court. 4. Criminal courts hear all cases involving violations of laws for which a person could go to jail. 5. District courts and courts of appeals have somewhat less political importance, since their principal duty is to settle cases where no constitutional question is at stake. 6. The losing party can appeal the case to the U.S. court of appeals for that region, one of 13 federal courts of appeals. 7. The systems established by the states include circuit courts of appeals, and state supreme courts. 8. In some states, the appeal goes directly to the state supreme court. 9. Each state has at least one district court; a few have as many as four. 10. The federal courts are organized in three tiers, like a pyramid.