The Judicial Branch

What is the main job of the Supreme Court? 

• Create new laws
• Interpret the US Constitution
• Make rulings on the main freedoms in the US Constitution 

What is the only court that is actually created by the United States Constitution?

• Trial Court
• Court of Appeals 
• The Supreme Court

What are the two court systems that we use in the United States? 

• Federal and State Courts
• Federal and Union Courts
• State and Central Courts

What type of cases does the federal court system deal with?

• Cases involving the United States
• Cases involving traffic stops, littering, and j-walking
• Cases involving crimes against a state

What type of cases does the state court system deal with?

• Cases involving crimes against the United States
• Cases that have to do with state laws
• Cases involving treason and terrorism

What two different types of cases are involved in both court systems? 

• Criminal and Defense 
• Criminal and Civil 
• Civil and Trial 

What are the three different levels in both the federal and state court systems? 

• Trial Court, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court 
• Trial Court, Court of Regret, and Extreme Court
• Lower Court, Court of Appeals, and Independent Court

What does a Trial Court  do?

• Listens to appeals from a lower court
• Reviews evidence and decides who is right
• Interprets the US Constitution

What does a Court of Appeals do?

• Reviews trial court decisions for errors
• Reviews evidence and decides who is right
• Deals with all military court cases

What does the Supreme Court do?

• Reviews evidence and decides who is right
• Interprets the US Constitution
• Deals with all military court cases