Judicial Branch Intro

The U.S. constitution only created the Supreme Court.

• True

• False

Name one of the two court systems in the U.S. (Answer in all CAPS)

(a)  

Federal courts deal with… (select all that apply)

• cases involving federal laws

• the U.S. Constitution

• disputes between citizens of different states

State courts deal with… (select all that apply)

• Disagreements between citizens of the state

• State laws

• The State's Constitution

A ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ trial is one that relates to the rights of citizens.

• Civil
• Criminal
• Jury

Appellate courts can do the following to a lower court decision:

• Affirm trial court decisions

• Remand the case back to trial court

• Reverse the decision

At the appellate level, there is never a jury.

• True

• False

The U.S. Supreme Court has ​ (a)   justices.

• 9
• 12
• 6
• 5

A state court can reverse a Supreme court decision.

• True

• False

The U.S. Supreme Court has power over ​ (a)   ​ while State supreme courts have power over ​ (b)   .

• federal laws
• state laws
• important laws
• boring laws
• all laws
• no laws