Chapter 7 Judicial Branch

A court system made up of both federal and state courts is called a ___________________.

• jurisdiction

• dual court system

• exclusive jurisdiction

• courtroom

__________________ is the authority of a court to hear cases for the first time.

• a ruling

• appellate jurisdiction

• concurrent jurisdiction

• original jurisdiction

Supreme Court decisions are reached by a majority vote.

• True

• False

______________________: a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case

• appellate jurisdiction

• opinion

• litigant

• precedent

Which courts have appellate jurisdiction, and what does that mean?

• appeals courts, meaning they review the decisions of the Supreme Court.

• district courts, meaning they review the decisions of the Trials Court.

• appeals courts, meaning they review the decisions of district courts

• district courts, meaning they review the decisions of district courts

Supreme Court justices serve for ______________.

• 6 years

• 4 years

• life

• 2 years

The Supreme Court's main job is to decide whether laws are allowed by the ___________________.

• President

• Senate

• House Of Represenatives

• United States Constitution

__________________ means that the Supreme Court can review any federal, state or local law or action to see whether it goes against the Constitution.

• Judicial Correction

• Judicial Review

• nullifaction

• Judicial Constitutional Correctness

In what kind of case would the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction?

• when a state is a party

• when someone is getting sued

• when someone was murdered

• when the trials court decides they don't have time to hear a case

What is the highest court in the land?

• The Supreme Court

• Appeals Court

• Trials Court

• District Court