The Judicial Branch - Quiz Review

United States Federal Courts hear​ ​ (a)   cases.

• traffic, family
• environmental, tax
• commercial, probate
• criminal and civil

Federal Courts where trials are held and lawsuits begin.

Federal courts where the decisions of lower courts can be reviewed.

This is the authority to hear cases for the FIRST time.

• Original Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Supreme Jurisdiction

This is the power to review cases that have been appealed from a lower court.

• Original Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Supreme Jurisdiction

Match the following U.S. courts to their correct purpose.

• Trials and lawsuits begin here.

• U.S. Supreme Court

• Reviews the lower court's decisions.

• U.S. Courts of Appeals

• Holds final power over all courts.

• U.S. District Courts

Reorder the courts as if a case were to start at the lowest level and progress to the highest court.

• U.S. Courts of Appeals

• Supreme Court

• U.S. District Courts

The Supreme Court consists of​ (a)   Chief Justices and​ (b)   Associate Justices.

• 1
• 8
• 2
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 9
• 12

Constitutionally, each justice holds office...?

Supreme Court justices are nominated by who?

• The President

• The Senate

• The House of Representatives

• The Electorate