Civics - Chapter 8 Test Review

What are the types of cases that are heard by Federal Courts?

• Local traffic violations
• 1. 1. Cases involving the Constitution

  2. 2. Violation of federal laws

  3. 3. Controversies between states

  4. 4. Disputes between parties from different states

  5. 5. Suits involving the Federal government

  6. 6. Cases involving foreign governments

  7. 7. Cases based on Admiralty & Maritime laws

  8. 8. Cases involving US Diplomats

• State law disputes
• Civil cases between private individuals

What are the 3 levels of Federal Courts?

• US District Courts

• US Courts of Appeals

• US Supreme Court

• Probate Court

What does the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals look at when reviewing a case?

• If the law was applied incorrectly

• Use of wrong procedures

• If new evidence turns up

• Review of federal regulatory agency rulings if people believe the agency acted unfairly

How does someone become a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?

• A nominee is chosen by the House of Representatives.
• Justices are appointed by state governors.
• A Supreme Court Justice is elected by the public.
• A nominee is selected by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

What role(s) does each federal court have?

Groups:

(a) US District Court

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(b) US Courts of Appeals

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(c) US Supreme Court

• Determine facts of a case

• The highest level court

• Presides over trials involving disputes between states

• Presides over trials involving Diplomats from foreign countries

• Hears criminal and civil cases

• When people lose a case, this is the next highest level to appeal to

Match the term to the definition.

Groups:

(a) Exclusive Jurisdiction

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(b) Concurrent Jurisdiction

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(c) Original Jurisdiction

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(d) Appellate Jurisdiction

• The authority to hear cases for the first time.

• Authority of only federal courts to hear and decide cases

• District courts and Supreme Court (limited) have this type of jurisdiction

• Authority for both state and federal courts to hear and decide cases.

• The authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court.

• US Court of Appeals and Supreme Court have this type of Jurisdiction

In which court case did the Supreme Court claim its right to declare executive orders and acts of Congress unconstitutional for the first time? This case also defined its role as the final authority on what the Constitution means.

• Marbury v. Madison
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Roe v. Wade
• Brown v. Board of Education

​ (a)   is the power of the Supreme Court to say whether any federal, state, or local law or government action goes against the Constitution.

• Judicial Review
• Docket
• Executive Order

What is a judge's opinion?

• A list of judges' names involved in a case.
• A document outlining the rules of a courtroom.
• A summary of a court case's background.
• A formal statement by a judge explaining the legal reasoning behind a court's decision in a case. It also sets up precedent for lower courts.

Match the type of Opinion with its definition.

Groups:

(a) Majority Opinion

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(b) Dissenting Opinion

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(c) Concurring Opinion

• Written statement by a justice who disagrees with Majority Opinion, stating his or her opinion.

• A statement that states the views of the majority of the Supreme Court justices regarding a case

• Written statement by a justice who votes with the majority, but for different reasons.