Judicial Branch Quiz

This is the authority of a court to hear or review a case after it has been decided at a lower court level.

• Appellate Jurisdiction
• Original Jurisdiction
• Unconstitutional
• Article III

This is the branch of government that is responsible for interpreting what the law means.

• Judicial Activism
• Judicial
• Article III
• Unconstitutional

This is the term given to a law that a judicial body overturns because it violates basic or specific rules of the government.

• Appellate Jurisdiction
• Original Jurisdiction
• Unconstitutional
• Concurrent

This portion of the U.S. Constitution deals exclusively with the establishment and powers of the Judicial Branch of government.

• Judicial Restraint
• Original Jurisdiction
• Concurring Opinion
• Article III

This term refers to the jurisdiction a particular court has over all other courts.

• Due Process
• Exclusive
• Judicial Restraint
• Judicial Activism

This is the judicial philosophy of upholding all previously established laws unless there is a clear violation of the Constitution.

• Judicial Restraint
• Judicial Activism
• Exclusive
• Unconstitutional

This is the authority of a court to hear a case for the first time.

• Appellate Jurisdiction
• Associate Justice
• Original Jurisdiction
• Concurrent

This is the name given to a written decision by Supreme Court Justices that, while they agree with the final outcome of the case, they do not agree with the reasoning behind the final outcome.

• Article III
• Concurring Opinion
• Unconstitutional
• Concurrent

This refers to the sharing of legal jurisdiction between multiple courts in the United States' legal system.

• Appellate Jurisdiction
• Article III
• Concurrent
• Exclusive

This term refers to any of the members of the U.S. Supreme Court BESIDES the Chief Justice.

• Associate Justice
• Concurrent
• Judicial Restraint
• Judicial Activism