U.S Court System/Landmark Court Case

What should be used to fill in the blank

• Circuit Court

• Municipal Court

• County Court

• Supreme Court

Cases that involve damage to someone's property

• Civil Court

• Family Court

• Criminal Court

• Military Court

Established “Separate but Equal”, which provided separate public facilities for both whites and blacks as long as they were equal.

• Brown v Board of Education

• Plessy v Ferguson

• District of Columbia v Heller

• In Re Gault

Means hearing a case for the first time:

• Trial jurisdiction

• Original jurisdiction

• Judicial review

• Appellate jurisdiction

Which landmark decision established the judicial powers referenced in the headline?

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Marbury v. Madison

• United States v. Nixon

• Brown v. Board of Education

Based on the statement, what type of case has the jury decided?

• Criminal

• Civil

How does an appellate court differ from a trial court?

• An appellate court decides the facts of the case.

• An appellate court examines more witnesses.

• An appellate court reviews another court's decision.

• An appellate court usually has a jury.

According to the United States Constitution, which of the following cases would the federal court

system have original jurisdiction over?

• disputes between two states

• violation of local ordinances

• violation of state laws

• disputes between two citizens of the same state

What was the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803)?

• It gave the Court original jurisdiction in disputes involving maritime law.

• It gave the Court the power to mediate disputes between different states.

• It established the right of the Court to advise Congress in advance on the validity of

  proposed laws.

• It established the power of the Court to declare acts of the other two branches

  unconstitutional.

What is a long term result of judicial review on the government?

• The courts are unable to overturn precedent.

• The courts are bound by legislative decisions.

• The courts are able to overturn previous court decisions.

• The courts can create new laws based upon their rulings.