Judicial Branch

Which of these statements describes a civil case?

• A crime has been committed.

• A jury or judge decides guilt or innocence of the accused.

• State and local governments are not involved.

• The court decides in favor of one side or another.

Which level of federal courts are trial courts?

• appeals courts

• circuit courts

• district courts

• Supreme Court

Which part of the U.S. Constitution established the judicial branch?

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Article V

Which of these cases would be tried in a state court rather than in a federal court?

• Two people within a state are accused of counterfeiting.

• Two people within a state are accused of kidnapping.

• Two people claim the same property in the seawater near a state’s coast.

• Two people claim the same property within a state.

What is the “court of final appeal”?

• appellate court of Washington, D.C.

• Supreme Court

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 13th Circuit

• U.S. district court

When can a case be appealed?

• only when the case is a civil lawsuit

• only when the case is a criminal one

• when the prosecution loses

• when a law is applied incorrectly

When judges in an appeals court remand a case, they

• leave the verdict in the original trial unchanged.

• reverse the result of the original trial.

• send the case back to the lower court to be tried again.

• uphold the result of the original trial.

How do federal judges obtain their offices?

• by presidential appointment and House approval

• by presidential appointment and Senate approval

• by winning an election every four years

• by winning an election every eight years

The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in cases involving

• foreign diplomats and disputes between states.

• freedoms of speech and the press, and the right to assemble.

• the U.S. Constitution.

• treaties with other nations.

How does the power of judicial review act as a check on the legislative and executive branches?

• It allows state courts to set precedents for law enforcement.

• It can nullify laws that conflict with the Constitution.

• It can prevent Congress from passing laws.

• It pushes the president to enforce unpopular laws.