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Judicial Branch Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

When someone is accused of a crime, the type of case is

a)

civil

b)

criminal

2.

If you appeal a case, you are going to

a)

appellate court

b)

trial court

3.

The court that gets to decide what is constitutional

a)

Supreme Court

b)

federal court

4.

If the appellate court thinks a decision was wrong, it will

a)

affirm the decision

b)

reverse the decision

5.

If a group of people gives the verdict after a trial, that trial was a

a)

jury trial

b)

bench trial

6.

A word that means "relating to the rights of citizens" is

a)

criminal

b)

civil

7.

The Supreme Court has

a)

seven justices

b)

nine justices

8.

If an appellate court sends a case back to the trial court, it has

a)

affirmed the case

b)

reversed the decision

c)

remanded the case

9.

If you go to the Court of Appeals, you will see

a)

one judge

b)

three judges

10.

The decision in a case is called the

a)

verdict

b)

evidence

11.

If you break a law of the United States, your case will probably be in

a)

federal court

b)

state court

12.

At trial, lawyers trying to prove their case using

a)

an appeal

b)

evidence

13.

State courts were created by

a)

the US Constitution

b)

state constitutions

14.

BONUS: In an impeachment trial of the President, the Chief Justice will preside over the Senate trial. Who is our current Chief Justice?

a)

Brett Kavanaugh

b)

Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

c)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

d)

John Roberts

e)

Neil Gorsuch