Federal Court System Quiz

District courts have ____ jurisdiction, or the authority to hear federal cases first.

• Mandatory

• Original

• Executive

• Exclusive

What jurisdiction allows a court to hear appeals from a lower court?

• Concurrent

• Incremental

• Appellate

• Exclusive

Judicial review was established as a power of the Supreme Court as a result of what case?

• Mayberry v. Shelbyville

• Brown v. Topeka

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

How many Supreme Court justices must agree in order for a case to be heard?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

What is the term for a court’s authority to hear and decide cases?

• Justice

• Judgement

• Jurisdiction

• Juris doctoris

The Supreme Court deciding if a law is constitutional is called….

• Stare decisis

• Judicial review

• Dissenting opinion

• Docket

Which statement about the nation’s district courts is NOT true?

• There are no judges in district courts

• There are 94 of them in the country

• District courts are the first courts in which the federal cases are tried

• A twelve-person jury hears cases.

The Judicial Branch can check the Legislative Branch by ____

• Overriding vetoes

• Declaring laws unconstitutional

• Declaring presidential actions unconstitutional

• Vetoing legislation

In Section 2, the Constitution makes clear that conflicts between states _____

• Will be resolved by the federal courts

• Will be resolved by the states themselves

• Will be resolved by maritime authorities

• Are not a concern of the federal courts

In the federal court system, most cases begin in the:

• Supreme Court

• U.S. Court of Appeals

• State Court

• U.S. District Court