3.9 Understanding the Judicial Branch

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7th Grade
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Gerard Wichern
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who appoints the justices of the Supreme Court?
The President
The Senate
State Governors
The House of Representatives
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the highest court in the United States?
The District Court
The Supreme Court
The Court of Appeals
The State Supreme Court
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What power allows the courts to review the constitutionality of laws?
Judicial review
Legislative review
Constitutional review
Executive review
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where do trials first occur?
In circuit courts of appeals
In district or superior courts
In the Supreme Court
In appellate courts
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a writ of certiorari?
A directive to take specific action
A decision made without a trial
A law passed by the legislative branch
A legal order to review a case from a lower court
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of cases do state courts handle?
Only criminal cases
Only civil cases
Only federal law cases
Criminal, civil, family, and probate matters
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the role of appellate courts?
To conduct new trials
To review legal decisions made in trial courts
To appoint Supreme Court justices
To enforce laws
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