Word list
to run – керувати
trial court – суд, який розглядає справу по суті
trial jury – мале журі
jury – склад присяжних засідателів
juror – присяжний засідатель
claim – претензія, позов
circuit – судовий округ апеляційного суду
tier – ярус
to appeal a case – подати апеляційну скаргу у справі
cross-examination – перехресний допит
minor trial court – суд нижчої інстанції
major trial court – суд вищої інстанції
burglary – крадіжка зі зломом
witness – свідок
violate – порушувати (право, закон)
violation – порушення (права, закону)
handle – управляти, розглядати
justice – суддя Верховного суду
chief justice – головний суддя, головуючий суддя
administrative agency – виконавчий орган
bind – зобов’язувати
Read and translate.
a) Court, trial court, district court, minor trial court, major trial court, state courts, federal courts, court of appeals, circuit court, criminal court, supreme court, bankruptcy court, court of primary, jurisdiction, court house, court room, court procedure, court decision.
b) Judicial, judicial circuit, judicial district, judicial code, judicial power, judicial precedent, judicial procedure, judicial statistics, judicial system, judicial investigation.
Find the Ukrainian in the right-hand column for the following:
1. to hear a case
a) подати апеляційну скаргу у справі
2. to review a case
b) перехресний допит
3. to appeal a case
с) слухати справу
4. cross-examination
d) переглянути справу
5. court appeals
е) Верховний суд
6. chief judge
f) склад суддів апеляційного суду
7. civil case
g) апеляційний суд
8. panel of judges
h) судовий перегляд
9. Supreme Court
i) цивільна справа
10. judicial review
g) голова суду
Complete the following sentences.
1. Each state runs …
2. The structure of state courts varies …
3. The state’s courts handle cases of serious crime, such as …
4. Federal courts are organized …
5. All federal judges are appointed …
6. There are no … and other features of the trial courts here.
7. The US Supreme Court has …
8. The decisions of the US Supreme Court are …
9. In the larger states there are more …
10. Each case is tried by …
Complete the following sentences by translating the words and expressions in brackets.
1. In addition, there is a separate system of (федеральних судів) which operates alongside the state courts.
2. The next level of the pyramid made up of states courts of (загальної юрисдикції).
3. Every state has at least one, in the large states there are more than one (окружний суд).
4. The U.S. Supreme Court has only nine justices, headed by (головою суду).
5. The American (судова система) is complex.
6. The basic trial courts hear (цивільні справи)
7. Federal courts are also organized in three (яруси)
Match the following:
judge
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a)a lawyer appointed by the President, in each judicial district, to prosecute cases for the federal government
jurisdiction
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b)the law as laid down in the decisions of the courts
trial jury
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c)an agency of government authorized to resolve legal disputes
U.S. Attorney
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d) a government official with authority to preside over and decide lawsuit brought to courts
case law
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e) the legal authority of a court to hear and decide a certain type of case
court
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f)a group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both side at trial and determine the facts in dispute
Read the following sentences and decide if they are true or false.
1. The structure of state courts varies from state to state.
2. Each state has at least one district court.
3. District courts handle both civil and criminal cases.
4. There are forty-nine district courts in the court system of the USA
5. All cases resolved in the district courts can be appealed to one of the federal circuit courts.
6. Each case in the district courts is tried by three judges.
7. Federal courts are organized in two tiers: district courts and courts of appeals.
8. All federal judges are appointed for eight years by the President.
9. The US Supreme Court is the highest tribunal in the United States.
10. The US Supreme Court includes a Chief justice and six associate justices.
Answer the questions.
1. What kinds of courts are there in the USA?
2. What disputes do state courts decide?
3. How many federal judicial districts are there in the country?
4. What is the highest federal court in the USA?
5. What cases does the Supreme Court hear?
6. What cases are heard by federal courts?
7. What is a trial court?
8. What do the circuit courts do?
9. What cases do the federal courts hear?
Examine the chart and read the text.
