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WorksheetsU.S. court systems
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 23mins
What are district courts?
A federal trial court
An anti federalist court
A religious court
What is a brief?
A set of documents
Another word for the constitution
Arguments submitted by lawyers from either side
What is an original jurisdiction?
Jury duty
The authority of a court to be the first to hear a case
When a court send someone innocent to jail
What is a ruling?
An official decision by a court
When the president wants a new law to be formed
When a judge leaves office
What is a precedent?
A list of guidelines councilmen should follow
A document about what a president can and cannot do
A ruling used as a basis of a decision in a later case
What is Appelent jurisdiction?
When a court sends a case to the supreme court
A court's authority to hear a case appealed from lower courts
When you cannot serve in jury duty because you know someone on trial
What is the Judiciary Act of 1789?
The law that established or set up the lower federal courts
A law that set up trial courts
The law that made slavery illegal
What is a dual court system
A federal trial court
When two courts come together to decide the fate of a case
A system made up of both state and federal courts
What did article 3 of the U.S. constitution establish
The executive branch of the federal government
The judicial branch of the federal government
The legislative branch of the federal government
What is exclusive jurisdiction?
Authority of only federal courts to hear cases
Being excluded from your own trial
Going straight to jail without a trial
What is concurrent jurisdiction?
Only federal courts can hear a case
Only state courts can hear a case
Shared authority if state and federal courts to hear cases
Which federal courts usually have original jurisdiction?
Appellate courts
district courts
Federal courts
What supreme court case established the principle of judicial review?
McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
What is a civil case?
A court case in which one party states that the other harmed them in some way
A court case in which one party has destroyed the others property
A court case in which there is no charge
Which part of the U.S. constitution established the Judicial Branch?
Under article 7
Under article 9
Under article 3
How do federal judges obtain their office?
They are confirmed by a majority vote of the citizens, often followed by hearings
They are confirmed by a majority vote of the senate, often followed by hearings
They are confirmed by a majority vote of the governor, often followed by hearings
How do most cases come to the supreme court?
An appeal from a circuit court
The jury choses
A brief a lawyer writes
In which type of court do federal trials and lawsuits usually begin?
State courts
The supreme court
District courts
What is the job of the appeals court?
Asking lower courts to review and reverse a decision
Holding all the briefs and giving them to lower courts
To review the laws of the constitution
What is the goal of the federal court system?
To keep all trials safe and nonviolent
To make sure laws are being followed in a courthouse
To treat everyone equal
When does concurrent jurisdiction occur?
when more than 5 courts want to hear and decide if a case is criminal or civil
When more than one court has the authority to hear and decide a civil or criminal case
When only one court can decide to hear a civil or criminal case
Why do federal judges hold office for life?
To allow judges to do what is right under the law
To allow judges to make sure everything is running smoothly under the law
To allow judges to keep everything under control
What is the power of judicial review?
To review the patriotic-ness of the laws
To review the harshness of laws
To review the consistency of laws
