Judicial Branch

How are federal judges selected?

• Named by the President, confirmed by the Senate.

• Named by the President.

• They are elected.

• Named by the previous judge.

What is an opinion?

• The views of the litigants in a case.
• The decision of the Court.
• The legal reasoning explaining a desicion
• The jury's decision on a case.

Original Jurisdiction is when:

• a court is the first to hear a case

• a court has the authority to hear a case

• a court reviews the decision of a lower court

• power is shared between the Federal and State courts to hear a certain case

An opinion that argues that the ruling of the court was incorrect

• Concurring Opinion

• Majority Opinion

• Per Curiam Opinion

• Dissenting Opinion

What is the correct order of the federal court system from lowest authority to highest authority?

• U.S. Appeals Courts, US District Courts, US Supreme Court

• State Supreme Court, US Appeals Court, US Supreme Court

• US Districts Courts, US Appeals Courts, US Supreme Court

• State Supreme Court, Court of Federal Claims, US Supreme Court

What is it called when you ask an appellate court to review the case?

• affirm
• remand
• appeal
• reverse

Which of the following cases would the federal court system have original jurisdiction over?

• Disputes between two citizens of the same state

• Disputes between two states

• Violations of local ordinances

• Violation of state laws

How many Supreme Court Justices sit on the Supreme Court?

• 7

• 9

• 5

• 12

The Supreme Court ruling a State law unconstitutional is an example of what?

• Judicial Review

• Judicial Restraint

• Judicial Activism

• Jurisdiction

What allows for the Supreme Court to have Judicial Independence?

• There are three branches.
• Justices serve for life.
• Federalism
• The Judiciary Act.