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WorksheetsCivics and Economics CE.9
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the Supreme Law of the Land?
Bill of Rights
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
None of the above
Choose all: Which Courts always have no jury?
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Circuit court
Virginia Supreme Court
General district court, and juvenile and domestic relations court
What is the highest federal court?
US Supreme Court
VA Supreme Court
Claims Court
What is jurisdiction?
A serious crime
Authority to hear a case first
A smaller or less serious offense
Authority to hear a case
What is a felony?
Authority to review a decision of a lower court
Authority to hear a case first
A serious crime
Authority to hear a case
What does the 5th amendment prohibit?
national government from violating due process
state and local governments from violating due process
The constitutional protection against unfair governmental actions and laws is...
probable cause
due process of law
a plaintiff
misdemeanor
Which one doesn't belong?
Circuit court
Virginia Supreme Court
General district court and juvenile and domestic relations court
U.S. District Court
Court of Appeals of Virginia
What is the court system derived from?
Bill of Rights
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
none of the above
For a trial, the accused may be
sent to jail or bailed out
nothing happens
forced to do community service and sent to jail
none of the above
Do all states have the same state courts?
Yes
No
What are the two case types?
Civics Case
Criminal case
Civil Case
Probable Case
What does the plaintiff do?
person who presides over court proceedings
a person employed to transcribe speech from legal proceedings
brings a case against another in a court of law
person accused of committing a crime
Who is the defendant?
person accused of committing a crime
person who presides over court proceedings
brings a case against another in a court of law
a person employed to transcribe speech from legal proceedings
Can civil cases be appealed?
No
Yes
Can criminal cases be appealed?
Yes
No
Only guilty verdicts
In civil cases, are there preliminary hearings?
Yes
No
In a misdemeanor case, is there a grand jury?
Yes
No
What are the two different courts?
Virginia Courts
State Court
Federal Court
Country Court
What case established the principle of judicial review at the national level?
Marbury v. Madison
Loving v. Virginia
Miranda v. Arizona
Roe v. Wade
