Judicial Branch

What are the courts above the trial court called?

• remanding courts
• appellate courts
• affirming courts
• panels

When the judge decides the trial courts decision can stand, this is...

• remand
• affirm
• reverse
• appeal

When the judge changes the decision this is...

• reverse
• appeal
• remand
• affirm

When the judge takes the case back to the trial court to start over, this is....

• affirm
• reverse
• appeal
• remand

What is it called when you ask an appellate court to review the case?

• affirm
• remand
• appeal
• reverse

Which court hears cases for the first time?

• appellate court
• trial court
• supreme court

Which court reviews trial court's decision for errors?

• appellate court
• trial court
• supreme court

Which court reviews the appellate court's decision?

• appellate court
• trial court
• supreme court

What is a panel?

• another word for a jury
• one judge
• a group of judges
• the attorneys in the case

How many justices are in the supreme court?

• 9
• 12
• 8
• the number varies