Judicial Branch Test (B)

What is the authority of court to hear cases for the first time?

What is a courts system made up of BOTH state and federal courts?

What is the authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court?

What is the power of the Supreme Court to say whether any federal, state, or local law or government action goes against the Constitution?

What are the TWO types of legal cases?

A person can appeal a court case to a higher court if he or she is not satisfied with the verdict. What does the word appeal mean?

Which court system deals with disputes about laws that apply to the whole United States?

Which court system deals with disputes about state laws?

Which court will hear a case for the FIRST time?

In a jury trial, a group of twelve people listen to evidence and decides who wins the case. That decision is called a ______________.