WorksheetsLessons 9.1-9.2 Review (Federal Courts)
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 15mins
What are the two types of cases heard by courts in the U.S.?
Felonies and Misdemeanors
Treason and heresy
Civil and criminal
Slander and Libel
The job of the judicial branch is to ______________.
Make the laws
Interpret the laws
Carry out the laws
Break the laws
According to the diagram, which of the following statements is accurate?
The federal and state court systems vary greatly in structure and purpose
The federal and state court systems are structured similarly and each serve a similar purpose
The Supreme Court was established by ________________
Locke's Treatise on Government
Article I of the Constitution
Article III of the Constitution
Declaration of Independence
The lower federal courts (circuit courts of appeals and district courts) were created through what document?
Courts Act of 1778
Judiciary Act of 1789
Article III of the Constitution
17th Amendment
Which of the following is the ideal that the U.S. court system is based on?
"An Eye For An Eye"
"Crime & Punishment"
"Necessary and Proper"
"Equal Justice Under Law"
"Jurisdiction" directly determines ____________________________.
The punishment handed down to a criminal
The ruling in a case
What court(s) can hear a case
The rights of those accused of crime
Which of the following terms means cases that can be tried in federal OR state court?
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Original Jurisdiction
Appellate Jurisdiction
Check all of the following where the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.
Cases involving the Constitution
Cases where the U.S Government is being sued
Cases that involve piracy
Cases that involve foreign governments
What is shown in the diagram?
Levels of Congress
Levels of the executive branch
Levels of the Supreme Court
Levels of the federal court system
According to the graphic, which level of the federal court is most likely to hear a case for the first time?
Supreme Court
Courts of Appeal
District Court
Tennis Court
Check all of the following that have appellate jurisdiction according to the diagram.
U.S Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. District Courts
State Supreme Courts
State Trial Courts
In what instance would a lawyer be justified in appealling to a higher court?
When he/she doesn't like the ruling in a trial
When he/she believes the ruling in a trial was unfair
When he/she loses a case
When he/she wants publicity
Courts that have appellate jurisdiction have the authority to ____________.
Uphold the ruling in a lower court
Reverse the result of a trial in a lower court
Remand a case, sending it back to a lower court
All of the above are correct
Which two of the following statements are part of the legal concept of "precedent"?
A previous ruling can be used as the basis for judgement in a current, similar case
Rulings in cases may not take into account past results of similar cases
A precedent set in a particular court applies to all lower courts as well
A precedent set in federal court will also apply to all similar cases in state court
Which level of the court system would hold the most weight when it comes to "precedent"?
State Trial Courts
State Supreme Courts
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Courts of Appeals
Which of the following is accurate concerning the process of determining federal judges?
Voters choose
President appoints, Senate approves
House impeaches, Senate convicts
President chooses
The 9 judges that serve on the Supreme Court are called _______________.
judges
justices
shamans
gurus
Federal judges are given tenure, which means they hold their positions indefinitely. Why is this in place?
So federal judges can wield unlimited power
So federal judges can carry out the president's wishes
So federal judges are more likely to be approved by the Senate
So federal judges can be free from public and political pressures when hearing cases
