Unit 6a Judicial Branch Quiz

In which type of judicial opinion would a justice disagree with most of the other justices?

• Concurring Opinion

• Dissenting Opinion

• Majority Opinion

• Unanimous Opinion

Which power does the Senate hold to help the president pick qualified nominees for the Supreme Court, which they can then confirm?

• Judicial Review

• Checks and Balances

• Advise and Consent

• Judicial Activism

Which of the following defines an appeal?

• Higher court that reviews a case already ruled on

• The authority to be first to hear a case

• Request for a higher court to review the decision of a lower court

• A case where a crime occurred

In which type of judicial decision would a justice agree with the majority but for a different reason?

• Concurring Opinion

• Dissenting Opinion

• Judicial Review

• Majority Opinion

Which term means the authority of a court to make legal decisions within a certain geographical or legal area?

• Criminal Case

• Original Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Jurisdiction

In which type of judicial opinion do most of the justices agree with and becomes the binding decision of the court?

• Concurring Opinion

• Dissenting Opinion

• Judicial Review

• Majority Opinion

Which type of court hears and reviews the appeals from legal cases that have already been ruled on in a lower court?

• District Court

• Supreme Court

• Probate Court

• Appellate Court

Which litigant (person who is a part of a court case) is the one who brings a lawsuit forward (they are the one suing)?

• Plantiff

• Defendent

In which type of case is a person being charged with a crime (doing something that breaks the law)?

• Criminal Case

• Judicial Review

• Civil Case

• Precedent

Which term means that justices will limit how they use their power and will uphold laws unless they go against the Constitution?

• Originalism

• Judicial Restraint

• Judicial Review

• Judicial Activism