Judicial Branch

This is the highest court in the U.S.

• US District Court
• PA Supreme Court
• US Supreme Court
• US Court of Appeals

How many justices make up the Supreme Court?

• 10
• 8
• 5
• 9

This ruling established the judicial review which defined the Supreme Courts power.

• Marbury v. Madison
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Marshal v. Mainline
• US v. Nixon

How are Supreme Court justices selected?

• Appointed by the Senate, approved by the President
• by an election
• Appointed by the President, confirmed by the Senate
• Congress selects them

Abigail was studying about the judicial system and learned that The Supreme Court is an appellate court. Mason explained to her that an appellate court ____________ cases.

• makes the first decision

• reviews the decision made by a lower court

• has an original trial with a jury

• only exists in the federal court system

The authority to hear a case is call

• Prior Restraint
• Authorization
• Affirmation
• Jurisdiction

How many district courts are there?

• 100
• 12
• 94
• 1

Jackson and Grace are studying for their government test and they are discussing about the kind of jurisdiction District Courts have. Can you tell them?

• Appellate jurisdiction

• Original jurisdiction

• Appellate and Original jurisdiction

• No jurisdiction since they are District

When a disagreement is settled between two people (or businesses), what type of law is this?

• Criminal
• Civil
• Constitutional
• Judy Law

A ________ is an interpretation of a law that is used in later trials.

• statute
• precedent
• criminal
• jury