Quiz on Judicial Review and Federal Courts

In what way does the power of judicial review act as a check?

• Courts can check on other courts to make sure they are acting constitutionally

• Courts can declare congressional acts unconstitutional

• Courts can impeach the president

• Courts can review acts of other courts.

Of the following, what may happen following a guilty verdict in a criminal case?

• A U.S. Court of Appeals asks to review the case.

• The criminal case becomes a civil case.

• The defendant appeals the case to a higher court.

• The U.S. Supreme Court automatically reviews the case.

What are the three main levels of federal courts?

• district courts, courts of appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court

• city courts, state courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court

• mayor's court, city court, and federal court

• district courts, magistrate courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court

From which of the following courts is there no appeal?

• U.S. Court of Appeals

• U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. District Court

• U.S. High Court

The right to be judged by an impartial group of one’s peers refers to?

• A judge

• A lawyer

• A jury

• The Supreme Court

The main job of the judicial branch is to?

• interpret the law

• make the laws

• enforce the law

• provide a jury

What is the only level of federal courts that has a jury?

• Circuit Court of Appeals

• District Court

• Supreme Court

• Divorce Court

What court case established the power of "judicial review"?

• Brown v. the Board of Education

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Marbury v. Madison

• Bush v. Gore

Why do US Supreme Court justices serve for life?

• it is hard to find good judges

• to give them more power than the president and Congress

• so they can make politically unpopular decisions

• because the Constitution says so

What is the authority to hear a case before any other case?

• jurisdiction

• original jurisdiction

• judicial review

• judicial authority