Civics Chapter 13 Review

What is appellate jurisdiction?

• The power of a court to hear a case on appeal from a lower court and possibly change the lower court’s decision

• The power of a court to create new laws

• The power of a court to enforce laws

• The power of a court to appoint judges

What is an appellate court?

• A court that hears cases for the first time

• A court that only deals with civil cases

• A court that only deals with criminal cases

• A court that reviews cases already decided by a lower or trial court and that may change the lower court’s decision

Who is the chief justice?

• A member of the Supreme Court who is not the chief justice

• A judge in a district court

• The highest-ranking justice on the Supreme Court

• A lawyer who argues cases in the Supreme Court

What is a brief?

• A verbal argument made in court

• A summary of the court's decision

• A list of witnesses in a trial

• A written legal argument presented to a court by one of the parties in a case

What is the dual court system?

• The division of courts into civil and criminal

• The division of the courts into two separate systems, one federal and one state

• The separation of courts into trial and appellate

• The categorization of courts by the type of law they handle

What is a concurring opinion?

• An opinion written by a justice who disagrees with the majority opinion

• An opinion written by a justice who agrees with the Court’s majority opinion but has different reasons for doing so

• An opinion written by the chief justice

• An opinion written by a lower court judge

What are courts of appeals?

• The trial courts where cases are first heard

• The courts that handle only civil cases

• The appellate courts of the federal court system that review decisions of the lower (district) courts

• The courts that handle only criminal cases

What is criminal law?

• A non-criminal law defining private rights and remedies

• A law that deals with business disputes

• A law that prohibits actions that could harm or endanger others, and establishes punishment for those actions

• A law that regulates government agencies

What is judicial review?

• The power of the courts to review actions taken by the other branches of government and the states and to rule on whether those actions are constitutional

• The power of the courts to create laws

• The power of the courts to enforce laws

• The power of the courts to appoint judges

What are district courts?

• The courts that only handle appeals

• The courts that only handle civil cases

• The courts that only handle criminal cases

• The trial courts of the federal court system where cases are tried, evidence is presented, and witness testimony is heard