Court Systems Quiz - Exit Ticket - Day 49

What questions do both federal and state appeals courts try to determine?

• Whether a jury is needed during the appeal

• Whether the trial court followed the correct rules and procedures

• Whether lawyers are needed

• Whether to rehear the evidence

A legal controversy arises over whether a manufacturer's product is defective and unsafe. The dispute involves many people nationwide and millions of dollars. Which is the most likely court to begin the case?

• small-claims court

• U.S. Supreme Court

• state appeals court

• federal district court

Which of the following is the highest judicial body in the United States?

• county court

• U.S. Supreme Court

• federal circuit court

• North Carolina Supreme Court

What is the authority to interpret and administer law called?

• common law

• administrative law

• jurisdiction

• appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court would be least likely to have original jurisdiction in which type of case?

• one involving a diplomat from another country

• one involving a dispute between two states

• one involving a dispute between a state and the federal government

• one involving a citizen's violation of federal law

Which court case establishes Judicial Review?

• Mculloh V Maryland
• Marbury V Madison
• Plessy V Ferguson
• Hamilton V Jefferson

What is NOT a function of the Judicial Branch?

• interpret laws  
• impeach the president 
• protect citizens 
• determine punishments 

The Judicial Branch gets its powers from..

• Article III of our Constitution
• Bill of Rights
• The 27 Amendments
• Jurisdiction

Brown v. Board of Education allowed:

• Separate but equal 
• Equal employment 
• Equal Education
• Voting for Women

Which court ruling allowed "separate but equal"

• Grutter v. Bollinger
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Dred Scott v.Sanford