Government chapter 7

The federal court system consists of

• federal district courts, state supreme courts, and the US supreme court.

• federal appeals courts, state appeals courts, and the US supreme court.

• local courts, state courts, and federal district courts.

• federal district courts, federal appeals courts, and the US supreme court.

How does a case come before the Supreme Court?

• The justices of the Supreme Court choose the cases they will hear.

• The Senate determines the cases that the Supreme Court will hear each year.

• All federal cases automatically come before the Supreme Court.

• Any case in which a state government loses is appealed to the Supreme Court.

The job of an appeals court is to

• decide whether a law is allowed by the US constitution.

• decide the defendant's guilt or innocence.

• review decisions made in lower courts.

• sentence people who are convicted in federal courts.

A circuit court may reverse the result of a trial if the judges decide that

• the lower court needs to retry the case.

• the person who won the lawsuit really should have lost.

• the defendant was wrongly accused.

• the original judge made an error when interpreting the law.

In which type of court do federal trials and lawsuits usually begin?

• federal district courts

• federal appeals courts

• state supreme courts

• municipal courts

Which of the following established the principle of judicial review?

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Article III of the US constitution

• Judiciary Act of 1789

• Marbury v. Madison

On whom or what does the Supreme Court depend to enforce its decisions?

• system of checks and balances

• executive branch and state and local officials

• US armed forces

• US Congress

At which step in Supreme Court Decision Making are briefs presented?

• Conference

• Oral arguments

• Written arguments

• Opinion writing

What is the last step that the Supreme Court takes on a decision?

• appeal

• public hearing

• voting

• announcement

How many justices must be present for a decision during the conference step?

• five

• six

• eight

• nine