Judicial Branch Basics 2021

Supreme Court justices are nominated by the _______.

• President

• Senate

• Vice President

• Congress

How many District courts are in the U.S. Federal Court System?

• 94
• 12
• 50
• 435

Supreme Court nominees are confirmed by...

• Congress

• President

• Senate

• Chief Justice

What is the purpose of the Judicial Branch?

• to make the laws

• to interpret the laws

• to enforce the laws

• to renew the laws

What is the job of an appellate court?

• to automatically overturn the original ruling

• to select cases for the Supreme Court

• to uphold the original ruling no matter what

• to review an original case for a mistake

What is the difference between original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction?

• Original jurisdiction refers to a case being heard in a federal court; appellate jurisdiction refers to a case being heard in a State court.
• Original jurisdiction refers to criminal or civil cases; appellate jurisdiction refers to only to civil cases.
• Original jurisdiction refers to a case that could be heard in a federal or a State court; appellate jurisdiction refers to a case that must be heard in a federal court.
• Original jurisdiction refers to a court where a case is first heard; appellate jurisdiction refers to a case being heard after it was tried in a lower court.

This type of jurisdiction is shared by both Federal and State judiciary.

• Appellate
• Concurrent
• Exclusive
• Original

What are the courts above the trial court called?

• remanding courts
• appellate courts
• affirming courts
• panels

Article Three of the Constitution covers the

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• States

District courts are

• the highest level in the federal court system

• the intermediate level in the federal court system

• the lowest level in the federal court system

• the state court system