Judicial Branch Review

What is jurisdiction?

• The ability to hear an appeals case.

• The ability to hold the original court trial.

• The authority to hear certain cases.

• The right of a judge to dictate the sentence of a criminal.

Which court case gave the judicial branch the power of judicial review?

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

How long is the term for federal judges and Supreme Court Justices?

• Ten years

• Six years

• Fifteen years

• Life

In legal proceedings, lower courts tend to have original jurisdiction, this means...

• they are only allowed to hear felony cases

• they are only allowed to hear misdemeanor cases

• they have the right to hear a case for the first time

• they have the right to hear a case after it has already been tried in an appellate court

True or False: Supreme Court justices are appointed by the president and approved by the Senate.

• True

• False

The Supreme Court’s power to declare a law unconstitutional and overturn it

• Judicial Review

• Judicial Remand

• Appellate

• Original

The main job of the judicial branch is to?

• a.  interpret the law
• a.  make pop corn
• a.  enforce the law
• a.  provide a jury

What is highest court in the land?? 

• a.  U.S. Court of Appeals 
• a.  U.S. Supreme Court 
• a.  U.S. District Court 
• a.  U.S. High Court

Number of justices on the Supreme Court

• 5
• 9
• 100
• 435

Document that describes the judicial branch

• Article I
• Article II
• Article III
• Articles of Confederation