What are the three levels of courts in the Federal Court System?

Supreme, Appellate and Municipal

Unconstitutional means _____________

the Constitution does NOT allow it

to charge a public official with wrong doing

rejecting a law and refusing to sign it

to determine the meaning of the Constitution

What is the primary job of the Supreme Court?

To decide if the laws are constitutional

What is the judicial branch?

It is comprised of the Supreme Court AND other Federal Courts

The Senate and the House of Representative

How can the three branches help the country run smoothly?

checks and balance make the powers equal

to make sure the right of citizens are ignored

the levels of government are the same

Read the following scenario and answer the question below. Congress has just passed a bill, and the president has approved it. Which statement best explains how the law can still be prevented from being enacted?

The Supreme Court can determine the unconstitutionality of the law.

The Speaker of the House can veto the law.

The people in each state can vote against the law.

The governors in each state can refuse to approve the law.

All of the following are way the legislative checks the judicial branch EXCEPT

Can rule decisions unconstitutional

The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in cases involving

foreign diplomats and disputes between states.

freedoms of speech and the press, and the right to assemble.

The two kinds of cases that courts hear are _____________

criminal cases and federal cases

How does a case come before the Supreme Court?

The justices of the Supreme Court choose the cases they will hear.

All federal cases automatically come before the Supreme Court.

Any case in which a state government loses is appealed to the Supreme Court

The Senate determines the cases that the Supreme Court will hear each year.

Which of the following established the principle of judicial review?

Article III of the U.S. Constitution

The job of an appeals court is to

review decisions made in lower courts.

decide the defendant’s guilt or innocence.

decide whether a law is allowed by the U.S. Constitution.

sentence people who are convicted in federal courts.

On whom or what does the Supreme Court depend to enforce its decisions?

executive branch and state and local officials

Most cases come to the Supreme Court

before any other court hears them

on appeal from private citizens.

on the recommendation of Congress

The federal court system consists of

federal district courts, federal appeals courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

federal appeals courts, state appeals courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

federal district courts, state supreme courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

local courts, state courts, and federal district courts.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional.

Judicial Review

Due Process of Law

Appeal

Precedent

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Fair treatment through the normal judicial system that guarantees one's life, liberty, or property

Trial

Precedent

Due Process

Jury

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court.

Appeal

Due Process

Precedent

Trial

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

How earlier and similar cases have been decided in the past that are used as an example in future cases

Trial

Due Process of Law

Appeal

Precedent

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The Judicial Branch is discussed in Article __________ of the Constitution.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Law cases that involve property disputes, a breach of contract, family matters or personal injury

Civil

Criminal

Constitutional

Jurisprudence

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Law case in which the state or federal government charges someone with a crime

Civil Law

Criminal Law

Constitutional Law

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Judicial Branch Review

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The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional.

Fair treatment through the normal judicial system that guarantees one's life, liberty, or property

Apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court.

How earlier and similar cases have been decided in the past that are used as an example in future cases

The Judicial Branch is discussed in Article __________ of the Constitution.

Law cases that involve property disputes, a breach of contract, family matters or personal injury

Law case in which the state or federal government charges someone with a crime

Law cases that interpret the Constitution ( Bill of Rights)

What are the three levels of courts in the Federal Court System?

How many Supreme Court Justices are there?

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