Federal and State Judicial Systems

Only the ____ has/have both original and appellate jurisdiction. All other federal courts are known as _______ courts.

• US Courts of Appeals / original jurisdiction

• US District Courts / appellate jurisdiction

• Federal Circuit Appeals Court / inferior

• US Supreme Court / inferior

Judicial restraint involves following the decisions in past cases, know as ________.

• remands

• concurrences

• dissents

• precedents

Federal court officials who screen cases for District Court judges and handle the lower level cases are called _____. Whereas, court officials who specialize in financial debt cases are called _____.

• US Attorneys / US Magistrates

• US Magistrates / US Attorneys

• US Attorneys / Bankruptcy Judges

• US Magistrates / Bankruptcy Judges

Members of the Department of Justice who prosecute federal crimes and are appointed by the President are called _____. Whereas, members of the Department of Justice who are law enforcement agents and help transport suspects between prisons and courts are called _____.

• US Attorneys / US Marshals

• US Magistrates / US Attorneys

• US Attorneys / Bankruptcy Judges

• US Magistrates / Bankruptcy Judges

When Appeals Courts hear cases, they can render three verdicts. If they decide that the lower court was wrong and the side that lost the case should have won, the verdict is to ___ the case.

• uphold

• reverse

• remand

• reinstate

US Courts of Appeals can hear appeals from all of the following except ______.

• US Tax Court

• the federal territorial courts

• decisions made by regulatory commissions

• the US Supreme Court

The second pairing of jurisdictions comes from the question of when is a particular case occurring and relates to the structure of the federal court system . This involves the pairing of _______ vs ______ jurisdiction.

• appellate / exclusive

• concurrent / exclusive

• original / appellate

• exclusive / appellate

What is the highest court in the land and the only part of the federal judiciary specifically required by the Constitution?

• Court of Appeals

• District Court

• Supreme Court of the United States

• Circuit Court

What is the term for a Supreme Court custom in which a case will be heard when four justices decide to do so?

• Rule of Four

• Writ of Certiorari

• Judicial Review

• Original Jurisdiction

Which 1803 Supreme Court case established the courts' power of judicial review?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Brown v. Board of Education

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Plessy v. Ferguson