The Judicial Branch

Set boundaries or limitations on behaviors, Society's rules.

• Laws

• Amendments

• Opinions

• Religious texts.

Group of laws that define acts that are considered crimes?

• Existing law

• Criminal Law

• Civil Law

• Common Law

Group of laws that refer to disputes between people?

• Civil Laws

• Criminal Law

• Statutory Law

• Administrative Law

Match the following numbers with their significance:

• Final

• Number of courts of appeal

• 12

• Nature of Supreme Court decisions

• 94

• Number of district courts

Which court reviews district court cases?

• District Courts

• Courts of Appeal

• U.S. Supreme Court

Match the following courts with their characteristics: 1) District Courts 2) Courts of Appeal 3) U.S. Supreme Court.

• District Court

• Jury trials

• Supreme Court

• Highest court

• Appeals Court

• Panels of judges

Which of the following is the highest level of the federal court system?

• U.S. District Courts

• U.S. Courts of Appeals

• U.S. Supreme Court

• State Courts

Which type of jurisdiction allows a court to review the decision of a lower court?

• Original

• Appellate

• Concurrent

• Exclusive

U.S. District Courts are the _______ level of federal courts.

• highest

• middle

• lowest

• none of the above

What type of trials do U.S. District Judges conduct?

• Civil trials only

• Criminal trials only

• Both civil and criminal trials

• Neither civil nor criminal trials