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Judicial System

Authored by John Robinson

Social Studies

8th Grade

Judicial System
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which court handles misdemeneanors?

circuit court

VA court of appeals

US Supreme Court

General District Court

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the types of legal issues courts decide.

Criminal

Legal

Civil

Judicial

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these statements describes a civil case?

A crime has been committed.

A jury or judge decides guilt or innocence of the accused.

State and local governments are not involved.

The court decides in favor of one side or another.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which level of federal courts are trial courts?

circuit courts

appeals courts

district courts

Supreme Court

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which part of the U.S. Constitution established the judicial branch?

Article V

Article I

Article III

Article II

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these cases would be tried in a state court rather than in a federal court?

Two people within a state are accused of kidnapping.

Two people within a state are accused of counterfeiting.

Two people claim the same property within a state.

Two people claim the same property in the seawater near a state’s coast.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the “court of final appeal”?

Supreme Court

appellate court of Washington, D.C.

U.S. district court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 13th Circuit

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