
Supreme Court Terms Quiz
Authored by David Fisher
Social Studies
10th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Name a court's authority to hear and decide a case.
original jurisdiction
appellate jurisdiction
jurisdiction
concurrent jurisdiction
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Identify cases that fall under the jurisdiction of both state and federal courts.
original jurisdiction
appellate jurisdiction
jurisdiction
concurrent jurisdiction
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Identify the authority of a court to be the first court to hold trials in certain kinds of cases.
original jurisdiction
appellate jurisdiction
jurisdiction
concurrent jurisdiction
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Identify the authority of some courts to review decisions made by lower courts.
original jurisdiction
appellate jurisdiction
jurisdiction
concurrent jurisdiction
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Define the person making a legal complaint in court.
conspirator
defendant
plaintiff
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Define the person against whom a complaint is filed.
conspirator
defendant
plaintiff
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Define the concept that a judge should interpret the Constitution according to the Framers' original intentions.
judicial activism
judicial restraint
judicial review
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