6.1- Introduction to the Judicial Branch

Multiple Choice

What was the main reason the Framers of the Constitution added a national judiciary to the United States government?

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  to give states greater flexibility in interpreting laws

• to keep consistency in the interpretation of laws

• to reduce the power of state judiciaries

• to give states greater flexibility in interpreting laws

Categorize

Options (4)

Student suspended for shirt insulting religion; claims free speech violation.

Two states dispute ownership of an island in a river forming their border

Landlord evicts renter for hosting brother; renter claims visit, eviction wrongful.

A person goes to trial after being accused of stealing items from someone's garage.

Place the items under the court system that would hear the case.

State Court

Federal Court

Multiple Choice

Which type of jurisdiction does the collowing court have:

The first court to hear a case has . . .

• . . .appellate jurisdiction.

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  . . .original jurisdiction.

Multiple Choice

Which type of jurisdiction does the collowing court have:

A court that reconsiders cases a lower court already heard has . . .

• . . .appellate jurisdiction.

• 
  

  . . .original jurisdiction.

Match

Match the level of court to the type of jurisdiction it has.

• 
  

  original jurisdiction

• appellate jurisdiction

• original and appellate jurisdiction

district court

circuit court

Supreme Court

• district court

• circuit court

• Supreme Court

Multiple Choice

If someone appeals the Pennsylvania Superior Court's decision involving a Pennsylvania state law, which court would hear the case next?

• the Commonwealth Court

• one of the federal circuit courts of appeals in Pennsylvania

• one of the federal district courts in Pennsylvania

• the Pennsylvania Supreme Court