Unit 8: Judicial Branch Test

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What is the name of the third branch of the United States government?

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Judicial

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Where can the powers of the Judicial branch be found in the Constitution?

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Article III

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What are the three branches of the federal side of the Judicial Branch?

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District Court, Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court

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How does the District court resolve issues?

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Determining facts and applying legal principles

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What types of cases does the federal Appeals court handle and whose work do they review?

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Cases where a district judge might have made an error.

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What is the United States Supreme Court charged with and what does it mean to function as the interpreter of the Constitution?

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To interpret the Constitution and ensure equal justice under law

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What main power(s) does the Supreme Court have?

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To interpret and apply the law (Judicial Review)

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This term refers to the review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.

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Judicial Review

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What two things does jurisdiction mean, regarding the court system?

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To hear and decide different kinds of cases, as well as, cases coming from different areas

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True or False: An example of cases heard at the state and federal level would be a state would take a case involving a local or state law while the federal court would handle an international dispute case.

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True