The Court System

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

Defendants may ask for a review of their case by a higher court if they think the court has made a mistake. This review is called an

• Accusation
• Defense
• Appeal
• Lawyer

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

• Supreme
• District
• Appellate
• Town

When the Supreme Court hears a case, one of it's options is to ______________the decision of the lower court and “let it stand,”

• Affirm
• Affix
• Affluence
• Aflac

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

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

If a defendant's case were to go to trial, whose burden would it be to proved the defendant's guilt???

• Prosecution

• Judge

• Jury

• Defense

Cases that involve damage to someone's property

• Criminal Court

• Civil Court

• Family Court

• Appeals Court

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