Judicial Branch

Which case would not go to federal court?

• a. Murder committed on federal property

• b. Speeding on Virginia Beach Boulevard

• c. U.S. citizen smuggling medicine from Canada

• d. Disagreement between North and South Carolina

The following cases are heard in a federal court: Cases that deal with the constitutionality of any law

• Cases involving the national laws

• Cases involving treaties of the US

• Cases involving ambassadors and public ministers

• Conflicts between two state governments

• Cases where the defendant and prosecutor/plaintiff

are in more than one state

• Admiralty (ocean and shipping) law;

• Bankruptcy (businesses, governments, or individuals

running out of money)

• True

• False

The U.S. Supreme Court may check the power of the executive branch by--

• Declaring a law unconstitutional

• Declaring a presidential act unconstitutional

• Impeaching a president

  
  

• Vetoing a law

The impeachment and removal of a Supreme Court justice is carried out by the--

• a. Attorney General

• b. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

• c. President

• d. Congress

Which of the following statements describes a difference between district and appeals courts?

• District courts have no juries.

• Appeals courts have no juries.

• Decisions of district courts cannot be appealed.

• Decisions of Appeals courts are final and cannot be appealed further.

In the federal court system, only the district courts have--

• a. Judge and jury

• b. A panel of justices

• c. Final appeal

• d. Appellate and limited original jurisdiction

Why was the case of Marbury v. Madison so significant?

• a. It ended racial segregation in the court system.

• b. It established that the Supreme Court has the power of judicial review.

• c. It guaranteed that all citizens are eligible to serve in a jury.

• d. It split the jurisdiction of federal courts and state courts.

This quote expresses the principle of-

• a. Consent of the governed

• b. Judicial review

• c. Expressed powers

• d. Federalism

What are the two major types of court cases resolved in the United States court system?

• a. Federal and state

• b. Juvenile and adult

• c. Civil and constitutional

• d. Criminal and civil

When a person is arrested and accused of a crime, they go to an arraignment. Which of the following would occur at the arraignment?

• a. The trial begins immediately.

• b. The defendant always pleads “guilty.”

• c. The defendant always pleads “not guilty.”

• d. The defendant can plead “guilty” or “not guilty.”