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Judicial Branch Quizizz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agency is found at what level of government?
a)
Local
b)
City
c)
State
d)
Federal
2.
Aside from protecting the president, what other responsibilities does the U.S. Secret Service have?
a)
counterfeiting
b)
identity theft
c)
financial fraud crimes
d)
all of these options are correct
3.

The Internet, automated teller machines, and credit cards have made life more convenient, but they have also made identity theft more common. Congress enacted the Fair and Accurate Credit Act of 2003 (known as the FACT Act) to help respond to this problem. Still, law enforcement agencies confront challenges when dealing with it. The FACT Act requires local police to provide victims of identity theft with police reports. Jurisdiction issues make many of these cases difficult. For example, the charge on a victim’s credit card account may have been processed in a different state than the one where the victim lives. Law enforcement experts have called for more training to prepare police to handle these cases more effectively.


Which statement best explains the kind of law enforcement response that identity theft requires?

a)

Victims must contact police in the state where the perpetrator lives.

b)

State and local police agencies must be organized under federal jurisdiction.

c)

Police agencies at the federal, state, and local levels must cooperate with each other.

d)

Local governments must pass their own laws to avoid difficulties with the FACT Act.

4.
NCFE Question: Keith was driving from Illinois to his home in Ohio. While on the interstate highway in Indiana, he received a ticket for speeding.
Who issued the ticket to Keith?
a)
a state trooper
b)
a federal agent
c)
a local township police officer
d)
a Sheriff's deputy
5.

This agency has jurisdiction over

-violations of federal laws.

-national security issues such as terrorism, counter-intelligence, and cybercrime;

-criminal priorities as: public corruption, civil rights, organized crime, white-collar crime, and violent crime and major thefts.

-election fraud, computer intrusions, human trafficking, and money laundering.


This passage describes the duties of which agency?

a)

Transportation Security Administration

b)

Securities and Exchange Commission

c)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

d)

Internal Revenue Service

6.
the authority to hear cases for the first time
a)
jurisdiction
b)
concurrent jurisdiction
c)
exclusive jurisdiction
d)
original jurisdiction
7.
the authority to hear and decide a case
a)
jurisdiction
b)
precedent
c)
ruling
d)
subpoena
8.
the authority to hear a cased appealed from a lower court
a)
appellate jurisdiction
b)
original jurisdiction
c)
concurrent jurisdiction
d)
exclusive jurisdiction
9.
a detailed explanation of the legal thinking behind a court's decision in a case
a)
opinion
b)
ruling
c)
precedent
d)
subpoena
10.
a legal ruling that is used as a basis for a decision in a later, similar case
a)
precedent
b)
ruling
c)
subpoena
d)
dual court system
11.

authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court

a)

original jurisdiction

b)

appellate jurisdiction

c)

concurrent jurisdiction

d)

limited jurisdiction

12.

court that reviews decisions made in lower district courts

a)

U.S. District court

b)

state district court

c)

appellate court

d)

local court circuit

13.

Which federal courts usually have original jurisdiction?

a)

state district courts

b)

U.S. district courts

c)

U.S. court of appeals

d)

U.S. Supreme Court

14.

What important power does the Supreme Court have?

a)

the power to grant amnesty

b)

the power to enforce laws

c)

the power to make laws

d)

the power of judicial review

15.

What are the responsibilities of a federal district court?

a)

reviews cases from lower courts

b)

determines whether or not a law is constitutional

c)

determines the facts of a case, holds trials, and determines guilt or innocence

d)

determines if procedure was followed correctly

16.

Which of the following is NOT an option for appellate courts?

a)

to remand a case

b)

to uphold a verdict

c)

to overturn a verdict

d)

to determine innocence or guilt

17.

If you break a state law, your case will likely be heard in state court.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

If the court of appeals remands a case, that means the court says the verdict was right.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

State court systems were created by the U.S. Constitution.

a)

True

b)

False - they were created through the Declaration of Independence

c)

False - they were created through the state Constitutions

20.

The federal court system was created by Congress.

a)

True

b)

False