Federal and State Courts

The judicial branch checks other branches of government by...

• enforcing the law

• determining laws' constitutionality

• signing and vetoing laws

• writing laws

The U.S. Supreme Court has the power to...

• advise Congress on laws

• declare laws unconstitutional

• revise and rewrite laws

• veto laws

How is the judiciary branch checked by other branches?

• Congress enforces the decisions of the courts

• State legislatures elect local and state judges

• The executive branch has the power to dismiss judges

• The president appoints federal judges with the advice and consent of the Senate

Which steps in the trial process are ordered correctly from first to last?

• jury instructions, examinations,opening statements, verdict, closing statements

• jury instructions, opening statements, closing statements, examinations, verdict

• opening statements, jury instructions, examinations, verdict, closing statements

• opening statements, examinations, closing statements, jury instructions, verdict

The 6th amendment guarantees which of the following to the accused?

• counsel

• counsel and jury

• counsel, jury and witnesses

• counsel, jury, witnesses and at least one plea bargain offer

What is the most democratic aspect of the trail?

• judge

• jury

• public defender

• state prosecution

The main difference between adversarial and inquisitorial systems is in the...

• nature of the cases tried

• role of the court

• trail and sentencing process

• use of public defenders

What does a plea bargain usually involve?

• admission to a lesser crime

• grand jury conviction

• lengthy public trail

• more severe sentencing

Which court has the power to overrule the decision of a federal appeals court?

• district appeals court

• state appeals court

• trial court

• U.S. Supreme Court

Which courts can hear cases involving federal laws?

• federal courts only

• state and federal courts only

• local, state, and federal courts

• all courts in the U.S.