Chapter #7 Judicial Branch Test

All of the following are powers of the judicial branch except:

• conduct trials

• interpret the law

• enforce the law

• hear appeals

A ______________________ is where the government or state charges an individual with violating one or more laws.

• civil case

• criminal case

• local case

• federal case

What type of case involves the government or state resolving a dispute between two parties?

• civil law

• criminal law

• statutory law

• constitutional law

In the structure of the federal courts, which court is the highest court and created by the Constitution?

• Claims Court

• District Court

• Appellate Court

• Supreme Court

What body of federal government creates courts lower than the Supreme Court?

• President

• Congress

• Cabinet

• Constitution

__________________ is the authority of the courts to hear certain cases.

• Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Concurrent Jurisdiction

____________________________ is the authority to hear a case for the first time.

• Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Concurrent Jurisdiction

___________________________ is where courts hear reviews or appeals of decisions from the lower courts.

• Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Concurrent Jurisdiction

________________________ allows certain types of cases to cases to be tried in either the federal or state courts.

• Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Concurrent Jurisdiction

Which of the following courts have original jurisdiction only?

• District Courts

• Appeals Courts

• Claims Court

• Tax Court