IL Test 4: Judicial Branch

What is a Writ?

• Cases dealing with tax matters

• A court hearing a case for the first time

• A formal legal document ordering or prohibiting some action

• A fancy title for a judge

The Judicial Branch _______________ the laws and decides if people have followed the laws.

• enforces

• interprets

• creates

• makes

How many types of courts are there in the state court system?

• 4

• 3

• 5

• 6

What are the qualifications to be a judge?

• U.S. citizen, Licensed attorney, Resident of district, can be re-elected with a 3/5ths vote of yes or no

• U.S. citizen, Licensed officer, Court member, can be re-elected with a 2/3rds vote of yes or no

• 25 years old, Court member, can be re-elected with a 2/3rds vote of yes or no, U.S. citizen

• 25 years old, District member, can be re-elected with a 3/5ths vote of yes or no, U.S. citizen

A Writ requiring that a person held in custody must be brought before a court to determine the legality of his or her detention.

• Original jurisdiction

• Habeas Corpus

• Revenue

• Habeas Corpus

The judicial branch has a system of courts. What are their names?

• Circuit, Supreme and Elite

• Circuit, Appellate and Supreme

• Appellate, Elite and Supreme

• Supreme, Revenue and Appellate

What are the general trial courts called in Illinois?

• Revenue

• Appellate

• Circuit

• Supreme

This court hears cases appealed from the circuit courts in the same judicial district.

• Appellate

• Supreme

• Revenue

• Trial Courts

Which court system has one court, and seven members?

• Appellate Courts

• Circuit courts

• Illinois Supreme Court

• Illinois Super Court

Which court system has nine courts and 27 judges?

• Supreme courts

• Circuit courts

• Appellate courts

• Trial courts