Chapter 7 Judicial Branch

__________________ is the authority of a court to hear cases for the first time.

• a ruling

• appellate jurisdiction

• concurrent jurisdiction

• original jurisdiction

______________________: a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case

• appellate jurisdiction

• opinion

• litigant

• precedent

Which courts have appellate jurisdiction, and what does that mean?

• appeals courts, meaning they review the decisions of the Supreme Court.

• district courts, meaning they review the decisions of the Trials Court.

• appeals courts, meaning they review the decisions of district courts

• district courts, meaning they review the decisions of district courts

Supreme Court justices serve for ______________.

• 6 years

• 4 years

• life

• 2 years

The Supreme Court's main job is to decide whether laws are allowed by the ___________________.

• President

• Senate

• House Of Represenatives

• United States Constitution

__________________ means that the Supreme Court can review any federal, state or local law or action to see whether it goes against the Constitution.

• Judicial Correction

• Judicial Review

• nullifaction

• Judicial Constitutional Correctness

If the Supreme Court decides that a policy is unconstitutional, Congress can legalize the policy by passing a constitutional ______________________.

• bill

• amendment

• waiver

• revision

What is the highest court in the land?

• The Supreme Court

• Appeals Court

• Trials Court

• District Court

The Supreme Court has __________ justices.

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 11

Supreme Court justices are nominated by the _______.

• Senate

• House of Represenatives

• President

• Vice President