Judicial Test Review

The number of justices on the Supreme Court are

• 7

• 11

• 5

• 9

Name for a Supreme Court judge

• bench
• jury
• judicial review
• justice

A court’s authority to hear and decide cases

• judicial review
• writ of certiorari 
• jurisdiction
• stare decisis

What is highest court in the land?? 

• a.  U.S. Court of Appeals 
• a.  U.S. Supreme Court 
• a.  U.S. District Court 
• a.  U.S. High Court

When the court hears the case first, gives a verdict 

• original jurisdiciton
• appellate jurisdiction
• real jurisdiciton
• fake jurisdiction 

A case in which a defendant is tried for committing a crime as defined by the law 

• civil case
• certificate 
• criminal case 
• original jurisdiction

Acase involving a noncriminal matter such as a contract dispute or a claim of patent infringement

• criminal case
• certificate
• civilian tribunal
• civil case

What check does the Supreme Court have on Congress?

• may veto a law
• may disapprove treaties or appointments
• may appoint judges
• may declare legislative action unconstitutional

What are the TWO types of court systems in the U.S.? (Select TWO answers)

• Federal

• Universal

• State

• International

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 an original case for a mistake