Judicial Branch Test Review

A ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case

• brief

• precedent

• subpoena

• opinion

Power of the Supreme Court to say if any government action goes against the Constitution

• judicial review

• opinion

• subpoena

• writ of certiorari

Court that decides whether the original trial was fair

• trial court

• appellate court

• jurisdiction

• judicial review

An order that requires a person to appear in court

• subpoena

• docket

• brief

• writ of certiorari

When a person asks a higher court to review the result of a trial

• appeal

• original jurisdiction

• appellate jurisdiction

• subpoena

Court that decides a suspect's guilt or innocence for a crime

• appellate court

• judicial review

• opinion

• trial court

A person from Florida is suing a company in Texas because their product malfunctioned. A U.S. District Court would have original jurisdiction in this case.

• True

• False

A mandatory sentence is determined by statutes and requires that a certain penalty be imposed for certain types of crimes?

• True

• False

Punishment designed to repair the damages done to the victim and community by the offender is an example of ________?

• Retribution

• Restitution

• Deterrence

• Incapacitation

This is the tendency to relapse into previous behavior, especially criminal behavior.

• recidivism

• catalyst

• motif

• prolific