WorksheetsWyatt CE 10a Judicial Systems
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What federal court has a judge, no jury, and appellate jurisdiction?
a)
US District Court
b)
US Supreme Court
c)
US Circuit Court
d)
US Court of Appeals
2.
Virginia Court with/without a jury, has a judge, and appellate jurisdiction from district courts.
a)
Court of Appeals of VA
b)
Circuit court
c)
District Court
d)
Supreme Court
3.
Federal court with a judge, original jurisdiction, and with/without a jury.
a)
US Circuit Court
b)
VA Supreme Court
c)
US District Court
d)
US Court of Appeals
4.
Who decides the cases in the Virginia Court of Appeals?
a)
Magistrates
b)
Both judge and jury
c)
Judges, no jury
d)
Jury, no judges
5.
What court in Virginia has limited original and mostly appellate jurisdiction?
a)
Virginia Supreme Court
b)
Circuit Court
c)
General District Court
d)
Virginia Court of Appeals
6.
Which United States court has only original jurisdiction?
a)
Supreme Court
b)
Military Court
c)
District Court
d)
Court of Appeals
7.
What is the best title for this diagram?
a)
Organization of the Universal Court
b)
Organization of the Magistrate Courts
c)
Organization of the Virginia Court System
d)
Organization of the US Court System
8.
What is the highest court in the country?
a)
District Court
b)
Court of Appeals
c)
Supreme Court
d)
Military Court
9.
Where does the judicial branch in Virginia get its power from?
a)
Virginia Constitution
b)
Federal Laws
c)
Virginia Voters
d)
United States Constitution
10.
What types of cases are heard in Virginia Circuit Court?
a)
Cases involving families
b)
Misdemeanors
c)
Traffic cases
d)
Felonies
11.
Which United States court conducts jury trials?
a)
Supreme Court
b)
Magistrate Court
c)
District Court
d)
Court of Appeals
12.
What court has the judicial review over all lower courts?
a)
State Supreme Court
b)
Court of Appeals
c)
US Supreme Court
d)
Circuit Court
13.
The U.S. Supreme Court has _______ justices.
a)
1
b)
3
c)
9
14.
The Virginia judicial branch gets its powers outlined here.
a)
US Constitution
b)
VA Constitution
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
The Bill of Rights
15.
Court that hears felony cases and crimes involving higher dollar amounts
a)
VA District Court
b)
VA Circuit Court
c)
VA Court of Appeals
d)
VA Supreme Court
16.
Which court does NOT have appellate jurisdiction?
a)
VA Supreme Cout
b)
VA Court of Appeals
c)
US District Court
d)
US Supreme Court
17.
Which Virginia court is the only one to use a jury?
a)
VA Supreme Court
b)
VA Court of Appeals
c)
VA Circuit Court
d)
VA Domestic and Juvenile Courts
18.
Which Virginia court has has justices with no jury?
a)
VA Supreme Court
b)
VA Court of Appeals
c)
VA Circuit Court
d)
VA Domestic and Juvenile Courts
19.
Which is not a court in a Virginia locality?
a)
juvenile and domestic relations court
b)
US court of appeals
c)
circuit court
d)
general district court
20.
US court that has appellate jurisdiction and limited original jurisdiction
a)
Any US court
b)
US Court of Appeals
c)
US District Court
d)
US Supreme Court
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