Judicial Branch Introduction

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Judging & Interpreting laws is enumerated in which article of the U.S. Constitution?

• I

• II

• III

• IV

What makes Civil & Criminal Courts different?

What is a similarity of Civil & Criminal Courts

Which aspect of the U.S. Constitution applies when a federal court overrides a state law?

• Supremacy Clause

• Commerce Clause

• Necessary & Proper Clause

• Federalism

The federal court system consists of 

• federal district courts, federal appeals courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. 

• federal appeals courts, state appeals courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. 

• federal district courts, state supreme courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. 

The job of an appeals court is to 

• sentence people who are convicted in federal courts. 

• decide the defendant’s guilt or innocence. 

• review decisions made in lower courts. 

How does the Supreme Court exercise the power of judicial review? 

• overturning an amendment 

• reversing a lower court ruling 

• declaring a law unconstitutional 

Which level of court hears a case for the 1st time?

• District Courts

• Appeals Court

• Supreme Court

• Traffic Court

The highest court is the US is