Federal Judiciary

What type of structure and legal system characterizes the U.S. legal system?

• The U.S legal system is a single court system

• The U.S legal system is a three-tier dual court system

• The U.S legal system is a two-tier single court system

• None of the above

There are how many federal district courts?

• 50

• 100

• 94

• 13

There are how many U.S. circuit courts of appeal?

• 50

• 100

• 94

• 13

When the Supreme Court receives a case from a lower court to review, it is exercising what power?

• Judicial review

• Appellate jurisdiction

• Federal question

• None of the above

What is a writ?

• A court ruling

• A litigant’s plea

• A court order

• None of the above

What is the rule of four?

• t only takes four justices to reject a case for review

• It only takes four justices to agree to allow a case for review

• The court will only hear a case four times

• The court stops everyday at four o clock for tea

What is the name of the court order given by the Supreme Court to a lower court to send the lower court’s case up to the Supreme Court for review?

• A writ of mandamus

• A writ of certiorari

• A writ of injunction

• A writ of stare decisis

Where do cases begin in the federal court system?

• Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal

• Federal District Courts

• Original Courts

• None of the above

How long are terms of office for federal judges?

• 4 years

• For life

• 6 years with 1/3 of the judges up for reappointment every 2 years

• 10 years

What case established judicial review?

• Marlboro v Madison 1800

• Marbury v Madison 1803

• Marlboro v Wisconsin 1789

• None of the above