Judicial System (Federal Courts) Unit 2

Which of the following best completes the graphic organizer above?

• Tort

• Homicide

• Assault

• Criminal

Which of the following is not TRUE of federal courts?

• They primarily address cases involving state laws.

• Federal courts address traffic violations, which fall under local ordinances.

• They only hear cases that state courts are unable to handle.

• Federal courts seldom hear criminal and civil cases for the first time.

Supreme Court justices are __________, just like all federal judges.

• elected by voters

• appointed to the court by Congress

• appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate

• appointed by Congress and confirmed by the president

Which of the following refers to appellate jurisdiction as applied to federal courts of appeals?

• the authority, as a federal court, to review cases involving state law

• he authority to review cases coming down from the Supreme Court

• the authority to review any and all cases of state and federal law

• the authority to review cases from lower courts

Which of the following are true statements about civil law?

(i) It has four different types of legal wrongdoing: tort, contract, warranty, and family matters

(ii) Civil law cases have a plaintiff and defendant whose names both appear on the court title

(iii) The objective of a civil law case is to charge the defendant with a felony or misdemeanor offense

• i only

• i and ii only

• ii and iii only

• i, ii, and iii

Which of the following rules says that evidence not obtained using proper procedures may be disallowed from trial?

• Exclusionary Rule

• the Disallowment Principle

• the Fifth Amendment

• the Sixth Amendment

Which of the following best describes the effect of the Supreme Court decision in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)?

• law enforcement received the right to search without warrants

• the right to a trial by jury for the accused

• protection from cruel and unusual punishment for the accused

• the right to a trial attorney provided by the government for the accused

Which of the following BEST describes the “rule of four”?

• The Supreme Court uses the rule of four after they have heard a case to decide whether they will issue an opinion on the case.

• The Supreme Court uses the rule of four to determine whether a case will be granted a writ of certiorari.

• It refers to the number of votes required to make a majority decision on the Court.

• The rule of four refers to the number of justices it takes to form a minority opinion on a case.

The Supreme Court chooses to hear cases that __________.

• affect only small groups of people

• are important to the president, since he/she appoints the justices to the court

• most often deal with international legal questions

• involve the Constitution

Which amendment forbids illegal search and seizure?

• Fourth Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Eighth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment