WorksheetsJudicial Branch Vocab
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
type of case that settles disputes between two people (a contract was broken)
a)
criminal
b)
civil
c)
appeals
d)
jurisdiction
2.
type of case that is used to decide the guilt or innocence of people accused of crimes (a law was broken)
a)
civil
b)
criminal
c)
appeals
d)
indictment
3.
the power or authority of a court to hear and decide a case
a)
appellate jurisdiction
b)
exclusive jurisdiction
c)
jurisdiction
d)
original jurisdiction
4.
only a federal court has the power to hear a case (ex: counterfeiting)
a)
concurrent jurisdiction
b)
appellate jurisdiction
c)
original jurisdiction
d)
exclusive jurisdiction
5.
both federal and state courts have the power to hear a case (both federal and state law was broken)
a)
concurrent jurisdiction
b)
exclusive jurisdiction
c)
appellate jurisdiction
d)
original jurisdiction
6.
the power or authority of a court to hear and decide a case first
a)
appellate jurisdiction
b)
original jurisdiction
c)
jurisdiction
d)
exclusive jurisdiction
7.
the power or authority of a court to hear and decide a case on appeal from a lower court
a)
exclusive jurisdiction
b)
jurisdiction
c)
appellate jurisdiction
d)
original jurisdiction
8.
the appeals court decides a person got a fair trial in the lower court
a)
reverse
b)
uphold
c)
remand
d)
indict
9.
new information has surfaced and the appeals court changes the guilty verdict from the lower court
a)
uphold
b)
reverse
c)
remand
d)
judicial review
10.
the decision of the appeals court that a person did not get a fair trial in the lower court
a)
uphold
b)
reverse
c)
remand
d)
opinion
11.
a detailed explanation by an appeals court or the Supreme Court of the legal thinking behind the court's decision
a)
opinion
b)
judicial review
c)
due process
d)
arraignment
12.
the power to decide the constitutionality of a federal, state, or local law or government action
a)
arraignment
b)
judicial review
c)
probable cause
d)
due process
13.
the constitutional protection against unfair government treatment
a)
arraignment
b)
due process
c)
probable cause
d)
indictment
14.
the plaintiff in a criminal case
a)
the victim
b)
the accused
c)
the person suing
d)
the government
15.
the defendant in a criminal case
a)
the person accused
b)
the person suing
c)
the person being sued
d)
the government
16.
the plaintiff in a civil case
a)
the person suing
b)
the person being sued
c)
the government
d)
the person accused
17.
the defendant in a civil case
a)
the person being sued
b)
the person suing
c)
the government
d)
the person accused
18.
pre-trial judge who handles the routine business of the court including warrants and presides over arraignment
a)
trial judge
b)
bench trial
c)
magistrate judge
d)
jury
19.
procedure before the trial where probable cause is reviewed, defendant is given an attorney, and a plea is entered
a)
indictment
b)
arraignment
c)
probable cause
d)
due process
20.
the title of a judge who works in any of the courts except the Supreme Court
a)
magistrate judge
b)
justice
c)
judge
d)
bailiff
21.
the title of the judge who works in the Supreme Court
a)
magistrate judge
b)
justice
c)
judge
d)
attorney
22.
a serious crime (murder, bank robbery, or kidnapping)
a)
felony
b)
misdemeanor
c)
probation
d)
bail
23.
a less serious crime (jaywalking or minor shoplifting)
a)
misdemeanor
b)
felony
c)
probation
d)
bail
24.
a form of collateral you pay to ensure you show up for your trial
a)
bail
b)
indictment
c)
arraignment
d)
probation
25.
a Grand Jury reviews the evidence in a serious federal crime to determine if there is enough evidence for a trial
a)
arraignment
b)
bail
c)
probable cause
d)
indictment
26.
The U.S. has two different court systems: a state court system and a federal court system
a)
two court system
b)
dual court system
c)
federalism
d)
dual jurisdiction
27.
enough evidence to suggest someone may have committed a crime - allows for a search warrant, arrest warrant
a)
due process
b)
arraignment
c)
probable cause
d)
indictment
28.
a civil or criminal trial that has no jury - at the request of the defendant
a)
bench trial
b)
re-trial
c)
Grand Jury
d)
defendant's trial
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