
Federal District Courts Quiz
Authored by Tammy Hendershot
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What kinds of trials do Federal District Courts hold?
They hold both criminal and civil trials.
They do not hold trials.
They hold only civil trials.
They hold only criminal trials.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The job of a federal district court is to
sentence people who are convicted in federal courts.
decide whether a law is allowed by the U.S. Constitution.
decide the defendant's guilt or innocence.
review decisions made in lower courts.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The principle of stare decisis (precedent) is the policy of courts
to respect all legal rights that are owed to a person.
to provide a lawyer to defendants who cannot afford one.
to make the loser pay for the costs of the trial.
to adhere to principles established by decisions in earlier cases.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Al Worth gets arrested on a charge of kidnapping. Kidnapping is a federal crime. He is tried in the Federal District Court because this court has
appellate jurisdiction
dynamic jurisdiction
concurrent jurisdiction
original jurisdiction
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an appeals court allowed to do?
to retry a case
to call a jury
to advise the Supreme Court
to reverse a lower court decision
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In North Carolina, state judges are selected by the
General Assembly
governor
voters
Board of Lawyers
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the significance of the Supreme Court decision in the case Marbury v. Madison?
It was the first case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.
It overturned the practice of 'separate but equal' in schools.
It established the U.S. Supreme Court's right of judicial review in federal cases.
It established the U.S. Supreme Court's jurisdiction in cases between states.
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