Judicial Test Review

Which was set up by Article III of the Constitution?

•  concurrent courts
• State Courts 
• Supreme Court
• Judicial Branch

First court to hear a case has _____ jurisdiction

• original
• appellate
• concurrent
• exclusive 

________________ jursidiction refers to cases that fall under both federal and state jurisdiction

• original
• appellate
• concurrent
• exclusive 

Court to hear case on appeal has _________ jurisdiction

• original
• appellate
• concurrent
• exclusive 

The Judiciary Act of ____ set up the basic three-tiered federal court structure that is still in place today

• 1789
• 1790
• 1889
• 1890

Person making a legal complaint

• plaintiff
• appellant
• misdemeanor
• public defender

Supreme Court justices are nominated by the _______.

• President
• Speaker of the House
• House of Representatives
• Senate

Highest court in the land

• Appellate courts
• Trial courts
• District courts
• Supreme Courts

If two states were arguing over water rights, who would resolve the issue? 

• a district court
• a court of Congress
• a state court
• The Supreme Court

Which of the following court(s) handles the most federal cases?

• Supreme Court 
• district courts
• Probate Court 
• U.S. Court of Appeals