WorksheetsJudicial Branch in a Flash
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who is a part of the JUDICIAL Branch?
The Supreme Court and other courts
Senate and House of Representatives
President, VP and Cabinet
What is the only court the Constitution created?
Supreme Court
Appellate Court
State Courts
FEDERAL court deals with...
interpreting laws and cases of individual states
interpreting laws and cases that apply to the whole country
Approving or vetoing bills
What are the two TYPES of trials?
Legislative trial and Judicial trials
state trials and federal trials
civil trials and criminal trials
Civil trials are cases that relate to...
the rights of citizens or a disagreement people are having
crimes people committed
Criminal trials relate to...
Rights of citizens or disagreements people have
Crimes people committed
Janaya and Drake live next door to each other. Janaya claims that Drakes dog destroyed the fence in her yard. She payed $3,000 for this brand new fence and got it installed by professionals. She wants Drake to pay her back so she takes him to court. What kind of trial will this be?
Civil
Criminal
Cody was caught robbing a convenience store with a loaded weapon. He did not use the weapon but the police caught him down the road from the store with $600 in cash. They are taking him to court. What kind of case will this be?
Civil
Criminal
Witnesses, videos, photographs, a letter or even a piece of fabric are examples of...
evidence
government documents
verdicts
defendants
In most cases, what do we call the group of 12 people who listen to a case and decide who wins?
Attorneys
Justices
Judicial Reviews
Jury
What is the decision of a court called?
Verdict
Jury
Bench Trial
Evidence
True or false: if you lose a trial your case is over.
True
False
What are courts one level ABOVE a trial court called?
Supreme Court
State Court
Appellate Court
If your case is in an appellate court that means you and your lawyer _________________ the ruling of the lower court.
appealed
misunderstood
defended
What is the highest court in our system?
Supreme Court
State Court
Appellate Court
Appellate courts have three choices with a case. What are the three choices?
Keep, Challenge, Reject
Affirm, Reverse, Remand
Stop, Drop, Roll
True or false: all court cases have one judge.
True
False
What is the job of the appellate court?
Decide who is innocent or guilty
Decide if the court made some sort of legal error
How many justices are there in the Supreme Court?
9
3
7
The process of deciding if a law is constitutional is called ________ ________.
Judicial Review
court challenge
Court Correction
Justice
