Judicial Branch

The four types of laws are

• common law

• statutory law

• murphy's law

• administrative law

• constitutional law

Magistrate judges

• arrest persons accused of breaking federal laws.

• deliver subpoenas to those accused of a crime.

• hear evidence and decide if a case should be brought before a grand jury.

• are lawyers working for the government.

How many Supreme Court Justices are there?

A court order requiring a person to appear in court is a

• request.

• jurisdition.

• subpoena.

• brief.

When a jury cannot reach a decision this is known as a

• fair trial.

• precedent.

• hung jury.

• verdict.

The president determines the size of the Supreme Court.

• True

• False

Supreme Court justices

• are appointed by Congress.

• are required to be lawyers.

• serve a four-year term.

• are appointed by the president.

If the court decides that a law conflicts with the Constitution, the law is declared unconstitutional.

• True

• False

U.S. Courts of Appeals

• hears trials with a jury present.

• review cases appealed from the district court.

• exist one per state, or 50 total.

• review decisions made by the U.S. Supreme Court.

When a case is remanded, it is

• declared unconstitutional.

• returned to a lower court.

• sent to the U.S. Supreme Court.

• delayed one year.