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Judicial Branch

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Group of citizens who decide a case

a)

Judge

b)

Bench

c)

Panel

d)

Jury

2.

What is the highest Court in the United States.

a)

State Court

b)

Federal Court

c)

Supreme Court

d)

District Court

3.

The state or federal court that is the first to hear a civil or criminal case. This involves hearing arguments from both sides, and sometimes involves a jury.

a)

Appellate Court

b)

Trial Court

c)

Supreme Court

d)

Court Marshall

4.

This kind of court case relates to the rights of citizens

a)

Trial

b)

Criminal

c)

Civil

d)

Supreme

5.

The only court created by the Constitution is the

a)

Federal Court

b)

Supreme Court

c)

State Court

d)

Criminal Court

6.

How many justices serve on the Supreme Court?

a)

9

b)

7

c)

11

d)

13

7.

In a _________________ case you are determining if someone is guilty or innocent.

a)

Constitutional

b)

Criminal

c)

Civil

d)

Appellate

8.

What kind of trial only contains a judge and no jury?

a)

Jury Trial

b)

Evidence Trial

c)

Bench Trial

d)

Constitutional Trial

9.

The power of deciding what is constitutional is called---

a)

Court of Appeals

b)

Constitutional Court

c)

Judicial Review

d)

State Court

10.

How long can you remain a Supreme Court Justice once you are appointed and approved?

a)

10 years

b)

6 years

c)

until you are re-elected

d)

until you resign or die

11.

Who nominates new Supreme Court Justices?

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

c)

President

d)

Vice President

12.

Trial Court in the federal system is also known as

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Appellate Court

c)

Bench Trial

d)

District Court

13.

The decision of a case

a)

Appeal

b)

Verdict

c)

Litigation

d)

Trial

14.

Courts above Trial Court

a)

Appellate

b)

Supreme

c)

District

d)

Judge Judy

15.

This court reviews the trial court's decision for errors

a)

Appellate

b)

Supreme

c)

District

d)

Jury

16.

This court reviews an appellate court's decision for errors

a)

Supreme

b)

District

c)

Trial

d)

Bench

17.

The name given to a group of judges who hear a case

a)

Jury

b)

Verdict

c)

Panel

d)

Bench

18.

All courts have to follow a Supreme Court's decision

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Put the following courts in order, Ranking from bottom to top

a)

Supreme, Appellate, Trial

b)

Trial, Supreme, Appellate

c)

Appellate, Trial, Supreme

d)

Trial, Appellate, Supreme

20.

The Senate decides which cases the Supreme Court hears

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Why do Federal Judges have life terms?

a)

They're smart and deserve it

b)

So we don't have too many judges

c)

To keep them unbiased, and out of politics

d)

Robes are expensive