What cases go to trial?

All persons accused of misdemeanors or felonies are entitled to a jury trial. The jurors must unanimously agree upon guilt before the defendant can be found guilty and convicted.

What are the four types of courts?

Each state and federal court system is divided into several layers, as described below.

• Courts of Special Jurisdiction. These courts are set up just to hear specific types of cases.
• Trial Courts. Trial courts are generally where cases start.
• Appellate Courts.
• Supreme Court.

Do states have supreme courts?

Each state within the United States, plus the District of Columbia, has at least one supreme court, or court of last resort. The supreme courts do not hear trials of cases. They hear appeals of the decisions made in the lower trial or appellate courts.

Which of these is a characteristic of a failed state?

Failed states have the following characteristics: rise in political and criminal violence, loss of control of borders, rising ethnic, religious and cultural hostilities, a civil war against own citizens, weak institutions, food shortages, unemployment rises, inflation rises, GDP falls, infant mortality rises.

What is the weakest government?

The judicial branch

What kind of cases do state courts hear?

State Courts in California

• All civil cases (family law, probate, juvenile, and other civil cases);
• All criminal cases (felonies, misdemeanors, and infractions, like traffic tickets);
• Small claims cases and appeals of small claims cases;
• Appeals of civil cases involving $25,000 or less; and.

How many countries are failed states?

Since 2013, the Fragile States Index has assessed 178 countries, after initially beginning with only 75 countries in 2005 and 146 in 2006.

What does Hamilton’s sword and purse mean?

sayeth Hamilton, “The judiciary has no influence over either the sword or the purse. It may be said to have neither FORCE nor WILL but merely judgment,” What does Hamilton mean by the “sword” and the “purse”? The sword is enforcement and the purse is money from the Congress.

What are the 2 court systems in the United States?

In the United States, the criminal courts belong to two separate systems — the state and federal. The state courts try defendants charged with state crimes and the federal sys- tem deals with those charged with federal crimes.