judicial branch

Which of the following courts holds jury trial?

• appellate courts

• superior courts

• state supreme court

• district courts

What is the difference between original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction?

• Original jurisdiction refers to a case being heard in a federal court; appellate jurisdiction refers to a case being heard in a State court.
• Original jurisdiction refers to criminal or civil cases; appellate jurisdiction refers to only to civil cases.
• Original jurisdiction refers to a case that could be heard in a federal or a State court; appellate jurisdiction refers to a case that must be heard in a federal court.
• Original jurisdiction refers to a court where a case is first heard; appellate jurisdiction refers to a case being heard after it was tried in a lower court.

How are federal judges selected?

• The person is named to the bench by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
• The person is named to the bench by the President and does not need to be confirmed.
• The person is publicly elected to the bench and confirmed by the Senate.
• The person is nominated by the Senate and chosen by the President.

This type of jurisdiction is shared by both Federal and State judiciary.

• Appellate
• Concurrent
• Exclusive
• Original

When a Supreme Court justice agrees with the decision reached by the Court in a case, but not with the reasons why the Court made that decision, he or she may choose to write a

• concurring opinion.
• dissenting opinion.
• majority opinion.
• unanimous opinion.

What is a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case? AND common law is based upon them.

• subpoena

• docket

• precedent

• opinion

What is a detailed explanation of the legal thinking behind a court’s decision in a case?

• justice
• appeal
• precedent
• opinion

This court case established the Supreme Courts power of “Judicial Review” to see if laws are constitutional / unconstitutional

• Marbury v Madison

• Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

• In Re Gault

• District of Columbia v Heller

What jurisdiction allows courts to hear appeals from a lower court?

• exclusive

• concurrent

• appellate

• incremental

When a Supreme Court accepts a case for review, it places it on the ____________________, or calendar.

• circuit

• ruling

• caseload

• docket