AP Govt - AMSCO Ch 6

Which of the following is the proper order of the Federal Courts, with the first one being the lowest tier, and the last one being the highest tier?

• US District Courts, US Circuit Court of Appeals, US Supreme Court

• US District Courts, US Supreme Court, US Circuit Court of Appeals

• US Supreme Court, US Circuit Court of Appeals, US District Courts

• US Circuit Court of Appeals, US District Courts, US Supreme Court

Which Article in the Constitution describes the powers of the Judicial Branch?

• Article III

• Article II

• Article I

• Article IV

Most of the cases the Supreme Court hears are with _______, but cases affecting ambassadors, public ministers, and those in which a state is a party, they have _____.

• Appellate Jurisdiction; Original Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction; Appellate Jurisdiction

In regular court the party initiating the action is the _____, and the party answering the question is the ______.

• Plaintiff; Defendant

• Defendant; Plaintiff

• Petitioner; Respondent

• Respondent; Petitioner

This allows the government and the defendant to agree to a lesser sentence in exchange for the defendant’s guilty plea.

• Plea Bargain

• Class Action Suit

• Precedent

• Judicial Review

When a large group of plaintiffs claim common damage by one party and file in the courts.

• Class Action Suit

• Plea Bargain

• Precedent

• Judicial Review

In appeals court the _____ appeals the case, and the _______ claims why and how the lower court ruled correctly.

• Petitioner; Respondent

• Respondent; Petitioner

• Plaintiff; Defendant

• Defendant; Plaintiff

A ruling that firmly establishes a legal principle.

• Precedent

• Plea Bargain

• Class Action Suit

• Amicus Curiae

The right of the Court to determine the constitutionality of a law or executive order.

• Judicial Review

• Petition for Certiorari

• Amicus Curiae

• Class Action Suit

This SCOTUS case established Judicial Review.

• Marbury v. Madison (1803)

• McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

• US v. Lopez (1995)

• Baker v. Carr (1962)