Judicial Branch Review 2 - Courts

Chose the order in which a case would pass through the courts of law.

• Supreme Court--> Appeals courts--> Trial/district court

• Trial/district court --> appeals court ---> Supreme Court

• Appeals courts -> trial/district court --> supreme court

• Trial/district court -> supreme court -> appeals court

There are courts at the state level and courts at the federal (national) level. What is this called?

• Fair Courts

• Natural Rights

• Federalism

• Limited government

What article of the constitution creates the judicial branch?

• Article 1

• Article II

• Article III

• Article V

What is the purpose of the judicial branch?

• Make laws

• Enforce laws

• Interpret law

• Confirm ambassador appointments

When a Supreme Court looks at a law and decides whether or not it is Constitutional that is called

• Judicial review

• Judging

• Justice's Right

• Enforcement

The purpose of courts is to

• Punish wrongdoers

• Get as many people convicted as possible

• Change laws that are bad

• Use law to settle disputes

Select all that are true about District/Trial courts

• A trial is held by the jury

• There are nine justices that decide on the outcome of a case

• This is the first level that cases are heard at (usually) - original jurisdiction

• This is where people go if they do not think they had a fair outcome the first time

If you believe your trial was unfair and you wanted a retrial, you would request a hearing at

• The district/trial court

• The appeals court

• The supreme Court

The Supreme Court is

• an appeals court

• a place where a jury decides the verdict in a case

• a place where most cases start out (original jurisdiction)

• The highest court