Judicial Branch

A trial court has

• appellate jurisdiction

• original jurisdiction

• concurrent jurisdiction

• federal jurisdiction

This is the court of last resort in all questions of federal law.

• district court

• territorial court

• Supreme Court

• appellate court

A written explanation for a Supreme Court decision is called

• a legal draft

• an opinion

• litigation

• judicial referee

A court of appeals

• original jurisdiction

• grand jury jurisdiction

• appellate jurisdiction

• concurrent jurisdiction

The majority of the cases the Supreme Court hears come

• from lower courts as appeals

• through federal jurisdiction

• from the president's office

• through Congressional hearings

A petition to the Supreme Court to hear a case is called a

• brief

• precedent

• writ of certiorari

• per curiam

The power to confirm appointments to the Supreme Court resides in

• state legislatures

• the people

• the Senate

• The House of Representatives

A justice writes this when he or she agrees with the majority opinion, but for a different reason.

• brief

• per curiam opinion

• concurring opinion

• dissenting opinion

This is the Senate's control over the Supreme Court.

• override power

• amendment power

• confirmation power

• veto power

The authority to hear certain cases is called

• concurrent jurisdiction

• appellate jurisdiction

• litigation of the court

• jurisdiction of the court