Federal Judiciary - Jurisdiction

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

Where do cases begin in the federal court system?

• Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal

• Federal District Courts

• Original Courts

• None of the above

What is judicial review?

• Judicial review is the power of federal courts to rule an act of a government official as unconstitutional

• Judicial review is the power of the federal courts to rule an act of a government organization, or law as unconstitutional

• Judicial review is the power of the federal courts to nullify decisions and actions of other government institutions

• All the above

What case established judicial review?

• Marlboro v Madison 1800

• Marbury v Madison 1803

• Marlboro v Wisconsin 1789

• None of the above

What is a Supreme Court concurring opinion?

• When a Federal circuit court agrees with a Federal district court’s decision

• When a District court disagrees with a Federal circuit court’s decision

• When a Supreme Court justice(s) agrees with the final ruling of the court but for different reasons

• When the president disagrees with the courts final ruling

Which of the following Courts does NOT have Original Jurisdiction?

• U.S. Federal Court of Appeals
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Federal District Court
• Local County Courts

Which of the following courts does NOT have Appellate Jurisdiction?

• 8th Circuit U.S. Appellate Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Federal District Court

What is the job of an appellate court?

• to automatically overturn the original ruling

• to select cases for the Supreme Court

• to uphold the original ruling no matter what

• to review the decision of a lower court

Idea that the Supreme Court has the ability to determine if the actions of government or government officials is constitutional

• judicial review

• judicial restraint

• judicial activism

• precedent

The authority  of a court to hear and decide cases

• Jurisdiction
• Hearing
• Judges
• Clause