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Court System

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of law is based on contracts?

a)

Military

b)

Constitutional

c)

Criminal

d)

Civil

2.

Discrimination and eminent domain are all examples of which type of law?

a)

Military

b)

Constitutional

c)

Criminal

d)

Civil

3.

Abandoning post and Mutiny are examples of which type of law?

a)

Military

b)

Constitutional

c)

Criminal

d)

Civil

4.

You break your arm at your friend's house. This could possibly lead to which kind of case?

a)

Criminal

b)

Civil

c)

Constitutional

d)

Military

5.

A person is caught breaking into a store after hours. This would be which type of case?

a)

Criminal

b)

Civil

c)

Constitutional

d)

Military

6.

The death penalty can only be given to adults. True of False?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

After the jury deliberates, what happens next in the trial process?

a)

Evidence is presented

b)

Verdict

c)

Lawyers cross examine witnesses

d)

first witness takes the stand

8.

The case of Paul hitting Martha's mailbox, and suing for $1,000, would go to which court first?

a)

Appellate

b)

Federal

c)

Supreme Court

d)

County

9.

What is the lowest court in the state of Florida?

a)

County court

b)

Circuit court

c)

Court of appeals

d)

FL Supreme Court

10.

Which court has the highest authority in the state of FL?

a)

county court

b)

circuit court

c)

court of appeals

d)

FL supreme court

11.

If someone wants their case reviewed after the U.S. District court, where does it go next?

a)

U.S. Supreme Court

b)

FL Circuit Court

c)

U.S. Court of Appeals

d)

FL Supreme Court FL Supreme Court

12.

A case heard in the FL Supreme Court can be appealed to which level?

a)

U.S. Supreme Court

b)

District court of appeals

c)

FL Circuit courts

d)

U.S. District Court

13.

After the FL court of appeals hears a case, which level can it go to next?

a)

County court

b)

Circuit court

c)

U.S. District court

d)

FL Supreme Court

14.

Which court do federal cases start in?

a)

U.S. District Court

b)

U.S. Court of Appeals

c)

U.S. Supreme Court

d)

All of the above All of the above

15.

A case can start in the appeals court. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which supreme court case focused on the principle of self-incrimination?

a)

Marbury vs. Madison

b)

Gideon vs. Wainwright

c)

In re Gault

d)

Miranda vs. Arizona

17.

In which court case did they decide schools that segregate deny equal protection?

a)

Marbury vs. Madison

b)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

c)

Brown vs. Board of Education

d)

Gideon vs. Wainwright

18.

Because of this case, every level of court has to provide a public defender

a)

Miranda vs. Arizona

b)

Gideon vs. Wainwright

c)

Tinker vs. Des Moines

d)

Brown vs. Board of Education

19.

Which supreme court case discussed juveniles and their equal protection of the law?

a)

Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier

b)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

c)

Miranda vs. Arizona

d)

In re Gault

20.

Which supreme court case reinforced the rule of law?

a)

Bush vs. Gore

b)

U.S. vs. Nixon

c)

Marbury vs. Madison

d)

In re Gault

21.

The power to decide what is constitutional is called...

a)

Rule of law

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Habeas Corpus

d)

Judicial Review

22.

A jury decides the verdict in an appellate court. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The decision in a case is called the

a)

Answer

b)

Verdict

c)

Evidence

d)

Jury

24.

Asking a higher court to review a case is called

a)

jurisdiction

b)

checks and balances

c)

appeal

d)

rule of law

25.

Decided that students don't have the same freedom of speech & press in schools as outside school

a)

Bush vs. Gore

b)

In re Gault

c)

Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier

d)

Brown vs. Board of Education

26.

Bush vs. Gore reinforced which of the following?

a)

Segregation is illegal

b)

Rule of law

c)

Elections are the reserved powers of the states.

d)

Court must provide a lawyer if poor

27.

Could you be a juror on an appellate or supreme court case?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Juror?

28.

Signing/ breaking a contract would be considered which type of law in our country today?

a)

Civil

b)

Constitutional

c)

Military

d)

Criminal

29.

Brown vs. Board of education overturned which Supreme Court case?

a)

Miranda vs. Arizona

b)

Marbury vs. Madison

c)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

d)

Gideon vs. Wainwright

30.

Why is having a jury trial so important?

a)

to guarantee courts provide probable cause

b)

to protect the right to be tried by one's peers

c)

to guarantee court hearings remain public

d)

To guarantee freedom of speech

31.

The one being accused in a trial is called the

a)

Plaintiff

b)

Defense attorney

c)

Defendant

d)

Witness

32.

The side accusing someone of a crime in a trial is called

a)

Plaintiff

b)

Defense

c)

Defendant

d)

Cross examination

33.

Which type of law makes an act a crime after it has been committed?

a)

ex post facto

b)

habeas corpus

c)

double jeopardy

d)

summary judgment

34.

The opinion that words creating a “clear and present danger” are not protected by the First Amendment shows that...

a)

The Constitution limits individual rights

b)

The Constitution protects individual rights.

c)

There are no limits to your rights

d)

The Constitution do not protect individual rights

35.

Which scenario violates someone's rights?

a)

A city uses eminent domain to buy a house

b)

A suspect is jailed indefinitely without a trial

c)

The accused waives his or her right to a jury trial

d)

The accused does not testify on his or her own behalf

36.

Habeas Corpus

a)

The government can't seize a person’s property without first paying

for it

b)

The government can't hold a prisoner indefinitely without showing

cause

c)

The government can't discriminate against citizens based on gender

or race

d)

The government can't declare a person guilty of a crime without allowing a trial

37.

Which of the following is the job of an appellate court?

a)

Start the jury trial

b)

Decide if the lower court made a mistake

c)

Decide if the case should be heard by the Supreme Court

d)

Decide the final verdict in the trial

38.

Oliver is arrested for breaking & entering into a private home. The police did not inform him of his rights before they questioned him because they figured he should already know them. They interrogated him for hours and he admitted to the crime.

Which case could Oliver use to help prove his rights were violated?

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

39.

Which constitutional principle/ amendment was the focus of the Roper v. Simmons case?

a)

1st amendment- freedom of expression

b)

8th amendment- no cruel & unusual punishment

c)

rule of law

d)

separation of powers

40.

Which supreme court case reinforced the 2nd amendment, our right to bear arms?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Bush v. Gore

c)

Heller v. D.C.

d)

Schenck v. U.S.

41.

Why did the Supreme Court rule that Schenck's freedom was not violated?

a)

His speech/expression was wrong

b)

His speech/expression was going against the government

c)

His speech/expression was creating clear & present danger

d)

His speech/expression was too loud

42.

The constitutional principle established in the case Marbury v. Madison

a)

1st amendment- freedom of expression

b)

14th amendment- equal protection under the law

c)

Judicial Review

d)

Rule of law

43.

This case made segregation legal. It ruled that "separate but equal" was OK.

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Marbury v. Madison

44.

This case decision was that students do not drop their first amendment rights when they come into school. Students do still have freedom of expression as long as it does not disrupt the learning environment.

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines

b)

In re Gault

c)

Heller v. D.C.

d)

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier