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WorksheetsJudicial Branch
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
satisfaction of a claim payment
a)
defendant
b)
docket
c)
redress
d)
precedent
2.
written explanation of the views of one or more judges who disagree with (dissent from) a decision reached by a majority of the court
a)
dissenting opinion
b)
majority opinion
c)
jurisdiction
d)
concurring opinion
3.
a case involving a noncriminal matter such as a contract dispute or a claim of patent infringement
a)
criminal case
b)
certificate
c)
civilian tribunal
d)
civil case
4.
the power of a court to hear a case first, before any other court
a)
exclusive jurisdiction
b)
original jurisdiction
c)
appellate jurisdiction
d)
criminal case
5.
the power of federal courts alone to hear certain cases
a)
exclusive jurisdiction
b)
appellate jurisdiction
c)
original jurisdiction
d)
concurrent jurisdiction
6.
a court's list of cases to be heard
a)
defendant
b)
redress
c)
docket
d)
precedent
7.
power shared by federal and state courts to hear certain cases
a)
exclusive jurisdiction
b)
concurrent jurisdiction
c)
concurring opinion
d)
court-martial
8.
the authority of a court to review decisions of inferior (lower) courts
a)
original jurisdiction
b)
concurrent jurisdiction
c)
exclusive jurisdiction
d)
appellate jurisdiction
9.
the lower federal courts beneath the Supreme Court
a)
exclusive jurisdiction
b)
appellate jurisdiction
c)
inferior courts
d)
certificate
10.
a court operating as part of the judicial branch, entirely separate from the military establishment
a)
civilian tribunal
b)
original jurisdiction
c)
civil case
d)
certificate
11.
a case in which a defendant is tried for committing a crime as defined by the law
a)
civil case
b)
certificate
c)
criminal case
d)
original jurisdiction
12.
a court composed of military personnel, for the trial of those accused of violating military law
a)
court-martial
b)
jurisdiction
c)
defendant
d)
certificate
13.
a method of putting a case before the Supreme Court; used when a lower court is not clear about the procedure or rule of law that should apply in a case and asks the Supreme Court to certify the answer to a specific question.
a)
civil case
b)
certificate
c)
criminal case
d)
precedent
14.
written explanation of the views of one or more judges who support a decision reached by a majority of the court, but wish to add to or emphasize a point that was not made in the majority decision.
a)
concurring opinion
b)
majority opinion
c)
concurrent jurisdiction
d)
dissenting opinion
15.
in a civil suit, the person against whom a court action is brought by the plaintiff; in a criminal case, the person charge with a crime
a)
defendant
b)
redress
c)
docket
d)
precedent
16.
an order by a higher court directing a lower court to send up the record in a given case for review; from the Latin meaning "to be more certain."
a)
original jurisdiction
b)
writ of certiorari
c)
certificate
d)
jurisdiction
17.
the authority of a court to hear a case
a)
court-martial
b)
plaintiff
c)
jurisdiction
d)
certificate
18.
in civil law, the party who brings a suit or some other legal action against another (the defendant) in court
a)
precedent
b)
plaintiff
c)
docket
d)
defendant
19.
court decision that stands as an example to be followed in future, similar cases
a)
redress
b)
docket
c)
precedent
d)
defendant
20.
Officially called the Opinion of the Court; announces the Court's decision in a case and sets out the reasoning upon which it is based
a)
dissenting opinion
b)
majority opinion
c)
jurisdiction
d)
concurring opinion
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