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Civics - Chapter 8 Test Review

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Social Studies

10th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What are the 3 levels of Federal Courts?

US District Courts

US Courts of Appeals

US Supreme Court

Probate Court

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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.

5.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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

Hears criminal and civil cases

Presides over trials involving Diplomats from foreign countries

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

Presides over trials involving disputes between states

Determine facts of a case

The highest level court

6.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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

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

Authority of only federal courts to hear and decide cases

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

The authority to hear cases for the first time.

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

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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

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