WorksheetsJudicial Branch Vocabulary
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The division of government that interprets the law; it includes courts, judges, justices, and attorneys
a)
Legislative branch
b)
Executive branch
c)
Judicial branch
d)
Tree branch
2.
The authority of a court to be the first to hear a case
a)
Appellate jurisdiction
b)
Concurrent jurisdiction
c)
Original jurisdiction
d)
Confined jurisdiction
3.
Authority held by a court to hear a case that is appealed by a lower court
a)
Appellate jurisdiction
b)
Concurrent jurisdiction
c)
Original jurisdiction
d)
Freeform jurisdiction
4.
Authority shared by both federal and state courts
a)
Appellate jurisdiction
b)
Concurrent jurisdiction
c)
Original jurisdiction
d)
Proper jurisdiction
5.
Hears cases about crimes like burglary, murder, or driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
a)
Trial court
b)
Civil court
c)
Municipal court
d)
Federal appeals court
6.
A group that hears charges against a suspect and decides whether there is sufficient evidence to bring a person to trial
a)
Amazing jury
b)
Trial jury
c)
Petit jury
d)
Grand jury
7.
A formal charge of criminal action by a grand jury
a)
Indictment
b)
Impeachment
c)
Conviction
d)
Appraisal
8.
A group of citizens who hear evidence during a trial and give a verdict
a)
Grand jury
b)
Petit jury
c)
Inquisition
d)
Bourgeoisie
9.
A region containing a United States appellate court
a)
Congressional district
b)
Exercise circuit
c)
Electoral College
d)
Judicial circuit
10.
A person engaged in a lawsuit
a)
Litigant
b)
Constituent
c)
Incumbent
d)
Scalawag
11.
The process of engaging in legal action in civil court
a)
Expectation
b)
Politicking
c)
Expatriation
d)
Litigation
12.
A written explanation of a Supreme Court decision
a)
Litigation
b)
Opinion
c)
Justice served
d)
Canterbury Tale
13.
The decision of the court
a)
Tennis court
b)
Indecision
c)
Minority report
d)
Majority opinion
14.
A document issued by judges who agree with the majority opinion, but for different reasons than those used to support the majority opinion
a)
The Bill of Rights
b)
Concurring opinion
c)
The Constitution
d)
The Declaration of Independence
15.
A document issued by judges who disagree with the majority opinion
a)
Summons
b)
Majority opinion
c)
Dissenting opinion
d)
Subpoena
16.
The deciding vote in a court case or election
a)
Opportunity
b)
Chance
c)
Monopoly
d)
Swing vote
17.
A legal principle created by an appellate court decision that lower court judges must follow when deciding similar cases
a)
Precedent
b)
Originality
c)
Failure to communicate
d)
Constriction
18.
The philosophy that the Supreme Court should avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions
a)
Judicial activism
b)
Judicial restraint
c)
Judicial antics
d)
Judicial insanity
19.
The philosophy that the Supreme Court should play an active role in shaping national policies by addressing social and political issues
a)
Judicial activism
b)
Judicial restraint
c)
Jingoism
d)
Grandstanding
20.
The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional
a)
Judge not others
b)
Judicial anarchy
c)
Judicial review
d)
Judicial restrictions
21.
The fair administration of justice
a)
New World Order
b)
Procedural due process
c)
Racial bias
d)
Standard Operating Procedures
22.
The constitutional principal that the government must administer justice fairly; in order to deprive a person of their life, liberty, or property, the government must follow proper procedures
a)
Injustice clause
b)
Clinical trial clause
c)
Due process clause
d)
Unfinished business clause
23.
A lawyer engaged in the trial or management of a case in court
a)
Counsel
b)
Psychiatrist
c)
Psychic
d)
Judge
24.
The struggle by African Americans in the mid-1950s to late 1960s to be free of racial discrimination and to achieve rights, freedoms, and opportunities equal to those of whites
a)
Suffrage movement
b)
Civil rights movement
c)
Trailblazer movement
d)
Temperance movement
25.
Also known as human rights, these rights are regarded as belonging to every person
a)
False rights
b)
Flimsy rights
c)
Conspiracy rights
d)
Fundamental rights
26.
In a civil trial, the person who brings suit in court
a)
Defense attorney
b)
Plaintiff
c)
Defendant
d)
Public defender
27.
The person against whom a civil or criminal suit is brought in court
a)
Defendant
b)
Plaintiff
c)
Sheriff
d)
Constable
28.
The principle that one is considered innocent until proven guilty; the government has the burden of proof in a criminal trial
a)
Trial by public opinion
b)
Hung jury
c)
Guilty until proven innocent
d)
Presumption of innocence
29.
A court case about crimes like burglary, murder, or driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
a)
Constable case
b)
Unwarranted case
c)
Criminal case
d)
Civil case
30.
An official notice of a lawsuit that includes the date, time, and place of the initial court appearance
a)
Contract
b)
RSVP
c)
Summons
d)
Informal invitation
31.
A legal order that a person appear in court or produce requested documents
a)
Strategy
b)
Subpoena
c)
Polite request
d)
Optional invitation
32.
The court’s decision in a criminal or civil trial
a)
Verdict
b)
Attainder
c)
Gazebo
d)
Indecision
33.
An order signed by a judge in order to take or keep a person in custody by authority of law
a)
Search and seizure order
b)
Quartering order
c)
Arrest warrant
d)
Antique roadshow
34.
An agreement whereby a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser crime than the one with which a defendant was originally charged and in return the government agrees not to prosecute the defendant for the more serious crime
a)
Plea bargain
b)
Innocent plea
c)
Bounty
d)
Shareholder agreement
35.
Covers cases where one person or group thinks that another person or group should pay for causing harm
a)
Civil law
b)
Criminal law
c)
Common law
d)
Street law
36.
A set of voluntary promises, enforceable by the law, between two or more parties
a)
Untenable agreement
b)
Retraction
c)
Contract
d)
Gentleman’s agreement
37.
A wrongful act, other than breach of contract, for which an injured party has the right to sue
a)
Tort
b)
Felony
c)
Misdemeanor
d)
Justification
38.
An order that will stop an action or enforce a rule or regulation
a)
Consternation
b)
Injustice
c)
Injunction
d)
Pause button
39.
A code of laws concerning crimes and offenses and their punishment
a)
Penal code
b)
Zip code
c)
Building code
d)
Honor code
40.
A minor crime that is usually punished by a fine or jail sentence of less than one year
a)
Felony
b)
Misdemeanor
c)
Civil Offense
d)
Tort
41.
A major crime that carries a longer sentence that is often served in a state or federal penitentiary
a)
Felony
b)
Misdemeanor
c)
Petty offense
d)
Civil offense
42.
A written statement to prove statements of fact signed by a witness under oath
a)
Felony
b)
Amnesty
c)
Affidavit
d)
Constable
43.
The subjecting of a person to a second trial or punishment for the same offense which the person has already been tried or punished
a)
Amnesty
b)
Double jeopardy
c)
Pardon
d)
Free pass
44.
Testifying against oneself
a)
Infomercial
b)
Testification
c)
Testimonial
d)
Self-incrimination
45.
An order by a judge barring the press from publishing certain types of information about a pending court case
a)
5th Amendment order
b)
Ball and chain order
c)
Empty promise order
d)
Gag order
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