The Third Branch section contents The Third Branch menu bar > About Courts (continued)
The Court System
The court system module is an interactive module that covers the federal and state courts system and how they interact.
Civil Cases
The Civil Cases module explores how courts resolve conflict and covers both torts and contracts as examples of civil cases. The module also illustrates civil trials through a story about a juggler who loses control of his clubs and injures a passerby.
Criminal Cases The Criminal Cases module describes the criminal justice system through a story about a superhero mistakenly charged with the crime of robbery. The story begins with the crime and proceeds on to the arrest and the reading of rights, charging the crime, arraignment, discovery, the trial, and, finally, sentencing.
