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Judicial System CE.10ab

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What power was given to the Supreme Court in the court case Marbury v. Madison?
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Make Laws
c)
Supremacy Clause
d)
Execute Laws
2.

What case gave the supreme court judicical review?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Miranda v. Arizona

3.

What power does judicial review give the Supreme Court?

a)

They can declare laws passed by Congress or actions of the president unconstitutional.

b)

The power to review the Constitution and make laws.

c)

The power to review the Constitution and veto laws.

d)

They can impeach a president or member of Congress for doing something unconstitutional.

4.

U.S. District Courts have the right to hear cases involving federal crimes first. What type of jurisdiction do they have?

a)

original

b)

appellate

c)

concurrent

d)

implied

5.

What type of jurisdiction do appeals court have?

a)

original

b)

concurrent

c)

appellate

d)

exclusive

6.

Which courts can review and change outcomes and decisions of lower courts?

a)

jurisidiction

b)

district courts

c)

remand

d)

appellate courts

7.

Which federal Courts do trials and lawsuits usually begin in?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Circuit Court

c)

District Court

d)

The People's Court

8.

Federal Court with or without judge and jury and original jurisdiction.

a)

U.S. Supreme Court

b)

U.S. Court of Appeals

c)

District Court

d)

General District Court

9.

Federal court with judges, no jury and appellate jurisdiction.

a)

U.S. Supreme Court

b)

U.S. Court of Appeals

c)

V.A. Court of Appeals

d)

District Court

10.

Federal court with justices, no jury and appellate jurisdiction and limited original jurisdiction.

a)

U.S. Supreme Court

b)

U.S. Court of Appeals

c)

VA Supreme Court

d)

District Court

11.

The Virginia court system's organization and jurisiction are derived from -

a)

Declaration of Rights

b)

US Constitution and state laws

c)

VA Constitution and state laws

d)

VA Constitution and federal laws

12.

The US Court system organization and jurisdiction are derived from -

a)

the Constitution and federal laws

b)

the Articles of Confederation and federal laws

c)

the United Nations Constitution and international law

d)

the Constitution and international law

13.

State court with Justices, no jury, appellate jurisdiction and limited original jurisdiction.

a)

VA Supreme Court

b)

US Supreme Court

c)

District Court

d)

VA Court of Appeals

14.

State court with Judges, no jury, and appellate jurisdiction.

a)

VA Supreme Court

b)

VA Court of Appeals

c)

Circuit Court

d)

US Supreme Court

15.

State court with Judge, with or without jury, origional jurisdiction for felony criminal cases and for certain civil cases, appellate jurisdiction from district courts.

a)

VA Supreme Court

b)

District Court

c)

General District Court

d)

Circuit Court

16.

State court with judge, no jury, original jurisdiction for misdemeanors in civil cases generally lower dollar amounts, original jurisdiction in juvenile and family cases

a)

General District Court

b)

District Court

c)

VA Court of Appeals

d)

Circuit Court

17.

State laws must conform to the VA and US Constitutions.

a)

True

b)

False