CE 9 Court Systems Unit Review

Which Virginia court is the only court to use juries?

• District Court

• Circuit Court

• Court of Appeals

• Supreme Court

What is the proper order of the VA court system from highest to lowest?

• District, Court of Appeals, Circuit, Supreme

• Supreme, Court of Appeals, District, Circuit

• District, Circuit, Court of Appeals, Supreme

• Supreme, Court of Appeals, Circuit, District

Which Virginia court has original jurisdiction for felonies?

• Supreme Court

• District Court

• Circuit Court

• Court of Appeals

Which is the final court of appeals for the federal court system?

• US District Court

• VA Court of Appeals

• VA Supreme Court

• US Supreme Court

What is due process?

• a formal charge brought against an accused person

• the process to become a citizen of the US

• the protection from unfair government treatment

• the ability of the Supreme Courts to determine if a law is unconstitutional

Which amendment gives us due process on the national level?

• 5th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 1st amendment

• 13th amendment

Which amendment gives us due process on the state and local level?

• 5th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 1st amendment

• 13th amendment

Which type of case handles a dispute between two parties?

• criminal

• original jurisdiction

• appellate jurisdiction

• civil

What type of case occurs when someone has broken the law?

• civil

• criminal

• original jurisdiction

• warrant

What is original jurisdiction

• having a first offense for a crime

• hearing a court case on appeal

• hearing a court case first

• a power only for the lowest courts of the court system.