Judicial Branch in a Flash

The Supreme Court is a(n) - (click all that apply):

• trial court

• bench trial

• jury trial

• appellate court

There is (are) _____________ judge/judges in a trial court.

The Supreme Court can strike down an unconstitutional law.

• True

• False

When you begin a trial, you will start in a ________________ court.

Who decides a case in a bench trial?

• A jury

• a judge or judges

• a judge and a jury

• the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court takes every case that gets appealed to it.

• True

• False

If you break a state law, you will likely have your court case in a:

• Federal court system

• state court system

• state and Federal court system

If the court of appeals remands a case, they:

• agreed with the lower court's decision

• overturned the verdict of the lower coudrt

• sent the case back to a lower court

When you ask a higher court to review your case, you are making a(n):

• remand

• verdict

• appeal

• reversal

Which court has the final say on what the Constitution says?