Judicial Branch KIM Quiz (Oscar November 1st)

An order from the Supreme Court to a lower court to send up the records on a case for review is known as (a)   .

• certiorari
• mandamus
• habeas corpus
• injunction

A person engaged in a lawsuit is a (a)   .

• Litigant
• Plaintiff
• Defendant
• Lawyer

Which clause of the Fourteenth Amendment states that no state may deprive a person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law?

• Privileges or Immunities Clause

• Due Process Clause

• Equal Protection Clause

• Citizenship Clause

A (a)   that hears charges against a suspect and decides whether there is sufficient evidence to bring the person to trial.

• Grand jury
• Trial group
• Judicial panel
• Prosecution team

Authority of a court to hear a case that is appealed from a lower court.

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction

• Exclusive Jurisdiction

• Concurrent Jurisdiction

A formal charge by a grand jury is called (a)   .

• Indictment
• Accusation
• Allegation
• Prosecution

A trial jury, usually consisting of 6 or 12 people, that weighs the evidence presented at a trial and renders a verdict is known as a (a)   .

• Petit jury
• Grand jury
• Hung jury
• Civil jury

A region containing a United States appellate court is known as a (a)   .

• Circuit
• District
• Division
• Sector

A system in which the president submits the name of a candidate for judicial appointment to the senators from the candidate's state before formally submitting it for full Senate approval is known as what?

• Senatorial Courtesy

• The Red Tape process

• The Green Light process

• The Yellow Card process

The Court's decision expressing the views of the majority of justices is called __________.

• Majority opinion

• Dissenting opinion

• Concurring opinion

• Plurality opinion