AP Government AMSCO Chapter 6 Quiz Part 1

How many levels are there in the American Federal Court System

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the Federalist Papers argued that if we had 13 separate State Courts with jurisdiction over the same cases, it would "produce nothing but contradiction and confusion"

• Fed 10

• Fed 80

• Fed 40

• Fed 78

The authority to hear a case for the first time is called?

• Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction

• Certiorari

Party answering the action in trial courts are called

What has helped shape the Judiciary over the years?

• Article III of the Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• Federal Laws

• State Laws

• All of the Above

Complete the sentence:

Federal Judges are appointed and confirmed to hold ________ terms?

Who Wrote Federalist 78 & 80

• James Madison

• John Adam

• Thomas Paine

• Alexander Hamilton

True or False:

In Fed 78 Hamilton supports limited terms for Judges.

• True

• False

Which level of the US Federal Court System is described in the picture:

• U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. Circuit Court

• U.S. District Court

What is it called when a judge considers past decisions as a guiding basis for their decision in a current matter, especially when the cases are similar.

• Stare Decisis

• Common Law

• binding precedent

• persuasive precedent