Judicial Branch

The Judicial Branch is also known as:

• The Supreme Court

• Congress

• The President

The legislative branch is also known as:

• Congress

• Supreme Court

• President

The executive branch is also known as:

• Congress

• Supreme Court

• President

What are the two court systems in the United States? (choose two)

• Federal Court System

• State Court System

• Judiciary Court System

• Legislative Court System

If you break a ______________ law, you go to federal court.

• Federal

• State

• Serious

• Less serious

If you break a state law, you go to _____________ court.

• State

• Federal

• County

• Supreme

What is the lowest level of the court system (all cases start here)?

• District Court

• Court of Appeals

• U.S. Supreme Court

What is jurisdiction?

• The right to hear and decide on a case.

• The boundary lines for voting.

• A judges ability to decide guilt or innocence.

What is original jurisdiction?

• The right to hear and decide a case FIRST, regardless of jurisdiction.

• The right to hear and decide a case based on location.

Which of the following types of cases does the U.S. Supreme Court have ORIGINAL jurisdiction over?

• A state vs. a state

• When someone breaks a federal law

• U.S. ships at sea

• Citizens from different states