Judiciary Branch Review

Article III of the U.S. Constitution established the judicial branch of government.

• True

• False

The federal court system consists of

• federal district courts, federal appeals courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court

• local courts, state courts, and federal district courts.

• federal appeals courts, state appeals courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

• federal district courts, state supreme courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

In which type of court do federal trials and lawsuits usually begin?

• federal appeals courts

• municipal courts

• federal district courts

• state supreme courts

Which means concurring opinion?

• an example for future courts to look to for guidance on decision making in similar cases

• statement that explains the ruling on a Supreme Court decision

• a statement written by a justice who votes with the majority but for different reasons

• a statement written by a justice who disagrees with the majority opinion

How do federal judges obtain their offices?

• by presidential appointment and House approval

• by presidential appointment and Senate approval

• by winning an election every four years

• by winning an election every eight years

Which federal courts usually have original jurisdiction?

• appellate courts

• circuit courts

• district courts

• supreme courts

District courts are the only federal courts that have original jurisdiction.

• True

• False

Which means star decisis

• order to a lower court to send its records on a case to the Supreme Court

• practice of using earlier court decisions as precedents to decide current cases

• to send a case back to a lower court to be tried again

• document that explains one side’s position in a case

Which means writ of certiorari

• order to a lower court to send its records on a case to the Supreme Court

• to send a case back to a lower court to be tried again

• practice of using earlier court decisions as precedents to decide current cases

• document that explains one side’s position in a case

Which case clarified that the Constitution overrides all other laws?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Worcester v. Georgia