Judicial Branch Jurisdiction

Would my case go to Federal Court or a State Court if I vandalized the Washington Monument by graffitiing "He was number 1" on it?

• Federal Court

• State Court

Would my case go to Federal Court or a State Court if I stole $100 worth of office supplies from Office Depot?

• Federal Court

• State Court

Would my case go to Federal Court or a State Court if I smashed all my neighbors' mailboxes with a baseball bat?

• Federal Court

• State Court

What does original jurisdiction mean?

• Court hears the case after it is appealed

• Court has the power to hear the case for the first time

• Courts ask the legislative who should hear the case

• The Federal court decide if states should hear the case

Which level of the federal court system would a court case about counterfeiting US currency start?

• District Courts

• Court of Appeals

• Supreme Court

What does it mean to appeal a court case?

• It means the court case will start there

• Is an example of double jeopardy

• request for a higher court to review a decision

• When a state system transfers to the federal system

If I was to appeal a federal court ruling from a district court where would it go?

• Federal Court of Appeals

• A different Federal District Court

• Maryland District Court

• Maryland Special Court of Appeals

What court would have original jurisdiction for a court case involving a legal argument between two states

• One of the state's courts

• Federal District Court

• Supreme Court

• In both of the states' courts

What does Judicial Review mean?

• when the supreme court tells state courts what to do

• when the executive branch vetoes a piece of legislation

• when the executive and legislative check each other

• when executive and legislative actions are determined to be constitutional

States have the ability to tax a part of the federal government. (McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819)

*Use the adapted Text from the Constitution for help:

"This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States...shall be the supreme Law of the Land...and every State shall be bound..."

• Constitutional (Yes)

• Unconstitutional (No)