US Courts

Which article in the Constitution details the Judiciary branch of our government?

• Article 1

• Article 2

• Article 3

• Article 4

The authority of a court to hear and decide cases

• Jurisdiction

• Hearing

• Judges

• Clause

The lowest level court branch on the Federal Court system is...

• Supreme

• District

• Appellate

• Town

The lowest level court branch on the Federal Court system is...

• Supreme

• District

• Appellate

• Town

This type of jurisdiction means the first court to hear a case?

• Appellate

• Concurrent

• Exclusive

• Original

The Supreme Court case in which the Supreme Court gave itself the power of "Judicial Review" is....

• Adams v Onis

• Roe v Wade

• Marbury v Madison

• Marshall v Adams

The judges may decide in one of three ways: uphold (AGREE) the original decision, reverse (disagree) the decision, or __________the case—send it back to the lower court to be tried again

• Rewind
• Reverse
• Reup
• Remand

Which type of law involves settling disputes or disagreements between people?

• criminal

• civil

Top level of the federal court system

• appeals courts

• Supreme Court

• district courts

• exclusive jurisdiction

How does one become a federal judge?

• Nominated by the President
• Selected by Congress
• Appointed by a governor