THE JUDICIAL BRANCH QUIZ

Participants in the judicial system are known as:

• Litigants

• Appellate

• District

• Defendant

Judicial ________ is a philosophy stating the court should operate strictly within the bounds of the constitution.

• Restraint

• Activism

• Opinion

• Appellate

Judicial review determines if an act/law is _________________

• Constitutional

• Original

• Civil

• Impeached

There are _ Supreme Court Justicies?

• 9

• 8

• 7

• 2

The Rule of _, the number of justices needed to agree to hear a case.

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 6

_______ cases are citizen verses citizen and the punishment is monetary.

• Criminal

• Civil

• People

• Congress

This type of court was created by Congress in 1891.

• Court of Appeals

• Supreme Court

• Judicial Court

• Basketball Court

The opening day of each Supreme Court session is the 1st Monday in:

• October

• May

• November

• March

The first court to hear a case has ___________ Jurisdiction?

• Original

• State

• Federal

• National

There are __ courts of appeals?

• 12

• 13

• 14

• 9