Article III - Judicial Branch

1. When judges interject their own values into their interpretation of cases, what are they practicing?

• Liberalism
• stare decisis
• judicial restraint
• judicial activism

2. What do we call the court's power to declare acts of Congress invalid?

• judicial review
• judicial restraint
• veto
• adjudication

3. What do we call a court case stemming from a dispute over something of value?

• a crime
• a civil case
• writ of mandamus
• a criminal case

4. Which of the following are needed to win a seat in a federal court?

• a presidential nomination and approval by Congress.
• an open election and approval by congress
• a presidential nomination and approval by the House
• a presidential nomination and approval by the Senate

5. A case in which a defendant is tried for committing a federal/State/Local crime.

• indictment
• jury trial
• civil case
• criminal case

6. The jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in a trial. These are the courts that determine the facts about a case.

• appellate jurisdiction
• original jurisdiction
• federal jurisdiction
• concurrent jurisdiction

7. The highest appellate court in the federal system and also the highest appellate court for state appeals.

• precedent
• U.S. Supreme Court
• rule of four
• U.S. District Court

8. Courts within the second tier of the three-tiered federal court system, to which decisions of the district courts and federal agencies may be appealed for review.

• U.S. District Courts
• solicitor general
• U.S. Court of appeals
• U.S. Supreme Court

9. A common law document issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case

• writ of certiorari
• writ of mandamus
• rule of four
• subpoena

10. A defendant's admission of guilt in exchange for a less severe punishment.

• rule of four
• plea bargain
• hatch act
• class action