WorksheetsCivics Chapter 7 lessons 1 and 2
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT a role of the judicial branch?
a)
interpret laws
b)
make laws
c)
apply laws
d)
ensure laws are constitutional
2.
Which article of the Constitution created the Supreme Court?
a)
Article I
b)
Article II
c)
Article III
d)
trick question - Supreme Court not in constitution!
3.
The term jurisdiction means
a)
a criminal case in a federal court
b)
a civil case in a state court
c)
authority to hear and decide a case
d)
the judge who makes a decision in a case
4.
A case in which a person sues someone else is called
a)
criminal case
b)
civil case
c)
exclusive case
d)
none of these answers
5.
Who created all of the lower courts in our federal system?
a)
Congress
b)
President
c)
Supreme Court
d)
combination of all of these
6.
Which of the following would NOT be exclusive to a federal court?
a)
dispute between states
b)
crimes committed at sea
c)
bank robbery where the criminals were caught in the same state
d)
suing the federal government
7.
The lowest level of the federal court system are (is) the
a)
Appeals Courts
b)
Supreme Court
c)
District Courts
d)
State courts
8.
The authority to hear a case for the first time is called ___ jurisdiction.
a)
original
b)
appellate
c)
exclusive
d)
concurrent
9.
A case that can be tried in either federal or state court would have ___ jurisdiction.
a)
appellate
b)
original
c)
exclusive
d)
concurrent
10.
How long are District Court judges terms?
a)
10 years
b)
6 years
c)
22 years
d)
for life
11.
Who decides cases in the Appeals Courts?
a)
jury
b)
one judge
c)
Magistrate
d)
panel of three judges
12.
What is the selection process for federal judges?
a)
Nominated by president; approved by House
b)
Nominated by president; approved by Senate
c)
Nominated by House; approved by Senate
d)
Nominated by Senate; approved by president
13.
Which of the following would a Magistrate NOT do?
a)
transport criminals
b)
issue court orders
c)
hear minor cases
d)
hear preliminary evidence
14.
Which of the following would be most likely to prosecute a criminal in federal court?
a)
U S Attorney
b)
U S Marshall
c)
Magistrate
d)
Plaintiff
15.
Senatorial courtesy is used when the president nominates a(n)
a)
Supreme Court justice
b)
Appeals Court judge
c)
District Court judge
d)
all of these
16.
Which of the following IS a type of ruling the Appeals court can make?
a)
remand case back to District Court
b)
overturn the decision
c)
uphold the decision
d)
any of these
17.
Who is the person either charged with a crime or being sued?
a)
Plaintiff
b)
Judge
c)
Defendant
d)
Jury
18.
The closest District Court to us is located in
a)
Reading
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Harrisburg
d)
Pittsburgh
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