The federal court system consists of?

• federal district courts, federal appeals courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

• federal appeals courts, state appeals courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

• federal district courts, state supreme courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

• local courts, state courts, and federal district courts.

The job of an appeals court is to

• sentence people who are convicted in federal courts.

• decide the defendant’s guilt or innocence.

• decide whether a law is allowed by the U.S. Constitution.

• review decisions made in lower courts.

Which of the following established the principle of federal judicial review?

• U.S. Constitution

• Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

• Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison

• Judiciary Act of 1789

What is the current composition / makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court?

• 9 associate justices and one chief justice

• 5 associate justices and 5 chief justices

• 8 associate justices and 1 chief justice

• 5 associate, 5 assistant and 1 chief justice

How does a case come before the Supreme Court?

• All federal cases automatically come before the Supreme Court.

• The Senate determines the cases that the Supreme Court will hear each year.

• The justices of the Supreme Court choose the cases they will hear.

• Any case in which a state government loses is appealed to the Supreme Court.

Which case would most likely be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court?

• a lawsuit to stop construction of a new highway near an elementary school

• an appeal of a murder conviction

• a case in which there is a hung jury

• a case in which a defendant’s rights are denied and the case is further appealed from the US Courts of Appeal

Justice Sprinkle agrees with Chief Justice Bischoff and 4 other justices that Capital Punishment is "cruel and unusual." However, Justice Sprinkle does not agree with their reasoning as to why. In order to explain his reasoning, Justice Sprinkle will write a...

• concurring opinion

• minority opinion

• dissenting opinion

• brief opinion

The Supreme Court reviews President Trump's banning of immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries. The court has decided to eliminate the ban and declares it unconstitutional. This illustrates the Supreme Court's power of

• Judicial Review

• Certiorari

• Writ of Habeas Corpus

• Court Revision

Which of the following is NOT true about the United States courts of appeal?

• Their focus is on correcting errors of procedure and law that occurred in the original trial.

• Their decisions are final and cannot be appealed to the Supreme Court.

• They hold no actual trials, hear no testimony and do not impanel juries.

• Their decisions set precedents for courts within their jurisdiction.

Al Worth gets arrested on a charge of kidnapping. Kidnapping is a federal crime. He is tried in the Federal District Court because this court has

• appellate jurisdiction

• concurrent jurisdiction

• dynamic jurisdiction

• original jurisdiction