Judicial Branch and Landmark Court Cases Quiz

What are Ex Post Facto Laws?

• Defendants

• Civil Trials

• Makes criminal conduct that was not criminal when preformed

• Original Jurisdiction

What is Appellate Jurisdiction?

• Civil

• Any court of law that hears an appeal of a trial court

• Rights

• Law

What is Original Jurisdiction?

• The right of a court to hear a case for the first time

• Laws

• Rights

• Civil

What are Juries?

• A group of people who decide the answer to a question in a court room

• Post Facto Laws

• Juries

• Verdict

What is Verdict?

• The decision of a jury after a trial

• Court Systems

• Jury

• Verdict

What are Defendants?

• Jury

• Verdict

• Laws

• A person sued or accused in a court of law

What are Plaintiffs?

• Juries

• Verdict

• A person who brings a case against another in a court of law

• Declaration of independence

What are Criminal Trials?

• Democrat

• Legal proceedings where a person is accused of committing a crime

• Legal Rights

• Republican

What are Civil Trials?

• Rights

• Laws

• Original Jurisdiction

• Legal proceedings that involve two or more parties

What is a Dual-Court System?

• A court system where state and federal matters are handled separately

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Criminal Trials

• Verdict