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WorksheetsJudicial Branch
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the courts above the trial court called?
a)
remanding courts
b)
appellate courts
c)
affirming courts
d)
panels
2.
When the judge decides the trial courts decision can stand, this is...
a)
remand
b)
affirm
c)
reverse
d)
appeal
3.
When the judge changes the decision this is...
a)
reverse
b)
appeal
c)
remand
d)
affirm
4.
When the judge takes the case back to the trial court to start over, this is....
a)
affirm
b)
reverse
c)
appeal
d)
remand
5.
What is it called when you ask an appellate court to review the case?
a)
affirm
b)
remand
c)
appeal
d)
reverse
6.
Which court hears cases for the first time?
a)
appellate court
b)
trial court
c)
supreme court
7.
Which court reviews trial court's decision for errors?
a)
appellate court
b)
trial court
c)
supreme court
8.
Which court reviews the appellate court's decision?
a)
appellate court
b)
trial court
c)
supreme court
9.
What is a panel?
a)
another word for a jury
b)
one judge
c)
a group of judges
d)
the attorneys in the case
10.
How many justices are in the supreme court?
a)
9
b)
12
c)
8
d)
the number varies
11.
What is the power of deciding what is constitutional?
a)
executive review
b)
judicial review
c)
constitutional review
d)
appeal
12.
What court system deals with disputes about laws for the entire country?
a)
federal court system
b)
state court system
13.
What court system deals with disputes about state laws?
a)
federal court system
b)
state court system
14.
What are civil cases?
a)
cases relating to the rights of citizens
b)
cases relating to crimes
15.
What are criminal cases?
a)
cases relating to citizens' rights
b)
cases relating to crimes
16.
What is a jury trial?
a)
a trial in the supreme court
b)
a trial with one judge
c)
a trial where twelve people listen to evidence and decides who wins
d)
a trial with a panel of nine judges
17.
What is a bench trial?
a)
a trial where the judge gives the verdict
b)
another word for the jury trial
c)
a trial in the trial courts
18.
The fight over custody in a divorce would be a...
a)
criminal case
b)
civil case
19.
A robber steals some priceless jewelry would be a....
a)
criminal case
b)
civil case
20.
The decision of the jury in a trial is called the
a)
evidence
b)
verdict
c)
appeal
d)
panel
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