Chapter 9: Judicial Branch

The job of an appeals court is to

• review decisions made in lower courts

• decide whether a law is allowed by the U.S. Constitution

• decide the defendant's guilt or innocence

• sentence people who are convicted in federal courts

How many justices must be present to decide a case?

• eight

• four

• five

• six

What is the "court of final appeal"?

• appellate court of Washington D.C.

• U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 13th Circuit

• U.S. District Court

The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in cases involving?

• foreign diplomats and disputes between states

• treaties with other nations

• the U.S. Constitution

• freedoms of speech and the press, and the right to assemble

Which level of federal courts are trial courts?

• Supreme Court

• Appeals Courts

• District Courts

• Circuit Courts

Which part of the U.S> Constitution established the judicial branch?

• Article II

• Article III

• Article V

• Article I

Which case clarified that the Constitution overrides all other laws?

• Dred Scott v Sandford

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Worcester v Georgia

• Marbury v Madison

Which of the following is a case that the Supreme Court would be most likely to accept?

• a case that affects the entire country

• a case that involves a political disputs

• a case that affects an earlier decision

• a case on which district courts have agreed

Which federal courts usually have original jurisdiction

• circuit courts

• supreme courts

• appellate courts

• district courts

The federal court system consists of

• local courts, state courts, and federal district courts

• federal district courts, state supreme courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court

• federal appeals courts, state appeals courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court

• federal district courts, federal appeals courts, and teh U.S. Supreme Court