Final 3rd Quarter CSA

What best describes an interest group?

• Any formal association of individuals or organizations that attempt to influence government decision-making and/or the making of public policy.

• Someone who represents the interest organization before government, is usually compensated for doing so, and is required to register with the government in which they lobby, whether state or federal

• who work for one interest group or firm and represent their organization in a lobbying capacity

• individuals who work for firms that represent a multitude of clients and are often hired because of their resources and their ability to contact and lobby lawmakers, to represent them before the legislature

What prompted countries to introduce social distancing measures?

• An outbreak of the ’flu

• The COVID-19 pandemic

• Fears about the economy

• Fears about immigration

Which Federal Court has a judge and a jury?

• U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. Court of Appeals

• U.S. District Court

Which Virginia Court has a judge and a jury?

• Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

• General District Court

• Circuit Court

• Virginia Court of Appeals

Which United States court has original jurisdiction over all Federal Cases?

• U.S. District Court

• U.S. Supreme Court

• Circuit Court

• U.S. Court of Appeals

Which court has no jury, but does have appellate jurisdiction to review decisions from the Circuit Court?

• Virginia Supreme Court

• Court of Appeals of Virginia

• General District Court

• U.S. Court of Appeals

The Judicial Branch, its structure and powers, were created by this document

• Articles of Confederation

• US Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

Choose the Virginia court system that best matches the information provided in the diagram above?

• Virginia Supreme Court

• General District Court

• U.S. Court of Appeals

• Virginia Court of Appeals

True of False: Juvenile/Family Court has jurisdiction over cases involving people under 18 and cases involving families

• True

• False

The court system in Virginia was created by this document

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Virginia Constitution

• Virginia Statutes of Religious Freedom

• Virginia Declaration of Rights