Chapter 5 Federal Court

A court case in which the defendant is accused of committing a crime is a ________________.

• criminal case
• district court
• civil case
• court of appeals

________________ is a court that can review and overturn the decision of a lower court.

• court of appeals
• criminal case
• district court
• civil case

___________ is a court case about a noncriminal matter

• civil case
• circuit case
• criminal case
• district case

To ___________ is to ask for a court case to be reviewed by a higher court.

• appeal
• verdict
• original
• defendant

The power to review cases that have already been decided by a lower court is called _______ jurisdiction.

• appellate
• verdict
• original
• defendant

The authority to hear the first trial of a case is called ___________ jurisdiction.

• original
• appellate
• verdict
• defendant

The __________ is the outcome of the trial.

• verdict
• appellate
• original
• defendant

The person who is on trial is called the __________.

• defendant
• jury
• judge
• elector

The leader of the Supreme Court is called the ___________.

• chief justice
• main judge
• Supreme Court justice
• elected justice

A/An __________ are guidelines based on an earlier case.

• precedent
• announcement of decisions
• conference
• brief