Question

vocabulary words
circle the word or words that complete each sentence.
example: the supreme court is the highest / lowest court in the nation.

1. if you commit a trial / crime, you do something that is against the law.
2. a legal process to decide an issue is called a court / trial.
3. if you appeal / judge a case, you ask a higher court to review a lower

court’s decision.

1. “federal” means related to the central government / a state government.
2. a person who represents one side in a case is a lawyer / judge.
3. a person who hears and decides a case is a lawyer / judge.

vocabulary in context
complete the paragraph. use the words in the box.
judge court trials appeal
lawyers federal crime supreme court
the judicial branch explains and interprets the laws of the country. it includes all
of the (1) ____ of the (2) ____ government.
courts settle disagreements between people or companies, and they also hold
(3) ____ for people accused of a (4) ____.
(5) ______ represent each side of a case, and they present
arguments to support their side. a jury or a (6) ______ decides
which side is right. if the losing side disagrees with the decision, they can
(7) ______ the case in a higher court. some cases go all the way up
to the (8) ______, which is the highest court in the nation.

Explanation:

El problema se centra en el vocabulario jurídico y su uso en contexto, lo que se alinea con la subdisciplina de Derecho dentro de Ciencias Sociales. Se trata de actividades de vocabulario relacionadas con el sistema judicial, como definir términos legales y usarlos en un párrafo sobre el poder judicial.

Answer:

Sección A (Vocabulary Words)

1. crime
2. trial
3. appeal
4. the central government
5. lawyer
6. judge

Sección B (Vocabulary in Context)

(1) court
(2) federal
(3) trials
(4) crime
(5) lawyers
(6) judge
(7) appeal
(8) Supreme Court