SAD/SACDJ Quiz

The authority  of a court to hear and decide cases

• Jurisdiction
• Hearing
• Judges
• Clause

Defendants may ask for a review of their case by a higher court if they think the court has made a mistake. This review is called an

• Accusation
• Defense
• Appeal
• Lawyer

The lowest level court branch on the Federal Court system is...

• Supreme
• District
• Appellate
• Town

This type of jurisdiction means the first court to hear a case?

• Appellate
• Concurrent
• Exclusive
• Original

Hear appeals of the US District court cases

• Supreme Court
• Courts of Appeals
• District Courts
• State Courts

The power to hear a criminal case for the first time is __________ jurisdiction.

• Appellate 
• Original
• Federal
• Reserved

The power to hear a criminal case for the second, third, etc. time is __________ jurisdiction.

• Appellate 
• Original
• Federal
• Reserved

The U.S. Court of Appeals only hears cases that have moved up from a lower court.  What kind of jurisdiction does the U.S. Court of Appeals have?

• Original
• Appellate
• Civil 
• Criminal

Which is the only court that may have a jury in the federal court system?

• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals
• U.S. District Court
• None of the above

In the federal court system, this court has limited original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction.  Which court is this?

• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals
• U.S. District Court
• None of the above