Adv. - Judicial Branch and Supreme Court Cases

What Article of the Constitution Established the Judiciary Branch?

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Article IV

What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?

• Make Laws

• Enforce Laws

• Pass Lass

• Interpret Laws

What does Criminal Court do?

• Determine disputes between individuals or groups to determine if damages occured.

• Hold trials to see if someone injured someone through negligence.

• Issue black and white striped prison uniforms for those convicted of stealing clothes.

• Determine if a defendant broke a law and, if so, what the punishment will be.

What federal court is the only court to be specifically created by the Constitution?

• Circuit Court

• District Court

• Trial Court

• Supreme Court

Which act of Congress established the federal court system and how it would be set up?

• Court Act of 1790

• Stamp Act of 1788

• Legal Act of 1777

• Judiciary Act of 1789

What are the three levels of courts?

• Trial Court, Appellate Court, Supreme Court

• Lower Court, Middle Court, High Court

• Civil Court, Criminal Court, People Court

• Property Court, Divorce Court, Paternity Court

What do we call the 2 court system in the United States?

• Double Court System

• Civil and Criminal Court System

• Circuit Court System

• Dual Court System

What is Original Jurisdiction?

• The power to hear the case on Appeal.

• The power to hear a case first.

• The power to decide where to start the case.

• The first six jurors.

What is an appeal?

• The outside covering on a fruit.

• To ask a trial court to decide if you are innocent.

• To ask a higher court to reverse the decision of a trial court after final judgment.

• To ask a court to read the Miranda rights to someone charged with a crime.

How many judges are on an appellate court?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 9