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The Courts

Total soal: 50

Worksheet time: 43mins

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1.

The Judicial Branch, it's structure and powers, was created by this document:

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

U.S. Constitution

d)

Declaration of Independence

2.

The U.S. Court of Appeals...

a)

has appellate jurisdiction over the U.S. Court of appeals

b)

has no appellate jurisdiction

c)

has original jurisdiction for all federal cases

d)

has appellate jurisdiction over the U.S. District

3.
Which court has judges and no jury, and appellate jurisdiction for circuit court?
a)
Court of Appeals
b)
Circuit Court
c)
General District
d)
US Supreme Court
4.
The power the Supreme Court has to declare a law unconstitutional is called:
a)
appellate law
b)
federalism
c)
judicial review
d)
constitutional law
5.
Which two amendments protect due process of law?
a)
1st and 17th
b)
5th and 14th
c)
7th and 19th
d)
4th and 8th
6.
Which court has original jurisdiction for misdemeanors and civil cases with low money amounts?
a)
Court of Appeals
b)
Circuit Court
c)
General District
d)
US Supreme Court
7.

Which court case established judicial review?

a)

Marbury v Madison

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Tinker v. DeMoines

d)

Nixon v. USA

8.

Which federal court has limited original jurisdiction?

a)

US Supreme

b)

VA Supreme

c)

General District

d)

JDRC

9.

In a civil case, the person brining the charges is called the-

a)

defendant

b)

plaintiff

10.

Due Process was extended to this document-

a)

the Bill of Rights

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Chart of VA Co of London

d)

Articles of Confederation

11.

How many court levels are there in the federal court system?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

3

d)

4

12.

Which is the lowest court level?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

District Court

c)

Appellate Court

13.

What is the word for applying to a higher court to overturn a lower court's decision?

a)

Appeal

b)

Review

c)

Check Again

d)

Rule Again

14.

How many judges are there in a typical appellate court case?

a)

1

b)

9

c)

5

d)

3

15.

What does it mean for a court to hear a case "en banc"

a)

They decide whether to hear it or not

b)

Only 1 judge makes the decisions

c)

All of the judges from the Court hear the case

16.

How many Justices are on the Supreme Court?

a)

10

b)

3

c)

9

d)

12

17.
What does judicial review allow the courts to do?
a)
Review laws and acts to see if they agree with the Constitution
b)
Change the laws of the Constitution
c)
Create new laws 
d)
Release criminals from jail
18.
What court has the judicial review over all lower courts?
a)
State Supreme Court
b)
Court of Appeals
c)
US Supreme Court
d)
Circuit Court
19.

What is the U.S. Court of Appeals?

a)

Original jurisdiction in misdemeanor cases and most civil cases.

b)

The court of final appeal for all federal laws. Highest U.S. court.

c)

Hears appeals from the U.S. District Courts

d)

Has original jurisdiction for most federal cases. Only federal court to use a jury.

20.

What is Due Process?

a)

Probable cause is reviewed, defendant may be appointed an attorney, plea is entered

b)

The first step in the criminal procedure.

c)

The authority to hear a case.

d)

Constitutional protection against unfair governmental actions and laws

21.

What are the two court systems in the U.S.?

a)

District and appeals

b)

City and county

c)

State and federal

d)

Trial and criminal

22.

What are the three levels of the federal court system?

a)

County, Trial, Supreme

b)

District, Appeals, Supreme

c)

Criminal, Civil, Appeals

d)

Trial, County, District

23.

Where does the Constitution specify the power to create federal courts?

a)

Article I

b)

Article II

c)

Article III

d)

Not in the Constitution

24.

Article III gives ________ the power to create federal courts under the U.S. Supreme Court.

a)

Congress

b)

The Senate

c)

The president

d)

Individual states

25.

What is the name for trial courts in the U.S. federal system?

a)

Appeals

b)

Supreme

c)

County

d)

District

26.

District, or trial courts, are the only federal courts where:

a)

Witnesses testify and juries decide cases

b)

Appeals can be made

c)

A federal law can be struck down

d)

A nominee for the Supreme Court can be confirmed

27.

Means hearing a case for the first time:

a)

Appellate jurisdiction

b)

Original jurisdiction

c)

Trial jurisdiction

d)

Judicial review

28.

__________ means asking a higher court to review a lower court's decision for error.

a)

Appeal

b)

Trial

c)

Evidence

d)

Witness

29.

The U.S. Supreme Court:

a)

Must take all cases that have been appealed to it

b)

Take some cases, if they deal with 1st Amendment issues

c)

Take some cases, if they deal with federal law or the Constitution

d)

Only take cases every 3 years

30.

Our nation’s court system is known as what branch?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

31.

What is the main job that the judicial branch has?

a)

To make laws

b)

To enforce the aws

c)

To interpret the law

32.

What was the only court created by the US Constitution?

a)

Lower Federal Courts

b)

State Courts

c)

Supreme Court

33.

America's court system is known as a?

a)

"Single Court" system

b)

"Dual Court" system

c)

"Thrice Court" system

34.

The power to hear a court case is known as?

a)

Jurisdiction

b)

Verdict

c)

Remand

35.

How many associate justices are there on the Supreme Court?

a)

3

b)

8

c)

9

d)

12

36.

The US has a ____________ system in which law is largely developed through binding judicial decisions.

a)

Constitutional Law

b)

Supreme Law

c)

Common Law

d)

Judicial Law

37.

What did the early Supreme Court focus on?

a)

Establishing their rules & procedures

b)

Organizing funding for the court itself

c)

Electing their own officers

d)

Clarifying its power & strengthening its role

38.

Who was the first Chief Justice?

a)

John Jay

b)

William Howard Taft

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

John Marshall

39.

Who was the first woman to become a supreme court justice?

a)

Sonia Sotomayer

b)

Harriet Miers

c)

Elena Kagan

d)

Sandra Day O'Connor

40.

How many justices must vote in the affirmative before the Supreme Court takes a case?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

1

d)

9

41.

A brief giving their opinion, analysis & recommendations about how the court should rule.

a)

Carpe diem

b)

Oral arguments

c)

Cloture

d)

Amicus curiae

42.

Who is the author of the Federalist Papers?

a)

John Jay

b)

John Marshall

c)

William Marbury

d)

Franklin Pearce

43.

Short arguments explaining each party's view of the case is called_____.

a)

Oral Arguments

b)

Briefs

c)

Cloture

d)

Judicial Conference

44.

The Solicitor General is sometimes referred to as

a)

The Chief Justice

b)

The Supreme Being

c)

The Associate Justice

d)

The Tenth Justice

45.

How many US Courts of Appeals (Circuit Courts) are there?

a)

9

b)

94

c)

1

d)

13

46.

During oral arguments, each side's lawyer has how long to make their legal case?

a)

1 hour

b)

30 minutes

c)

15 minutes

d)

1 day

47.

In standing by precedent, a judge relies on the principle of _______________.

a)

stare decisis

b)

amicus curiae

c)

judicial activism

d)

laissez-faire

48.

When using judicial restraint, a judge will usually _______________

a)

refuse to rule on a case

b)

overrule any act of Congress he or she doesn't like

c)

defer to the decisions of the elected branches of government

d)

make mostly liberal rulings

49.

When a Supreme Court ruling is made, justices may write a ___________ to show they agree with the majority but for different reasons.

a)

brief

b)

dissenting opinion

c)

majority opinion

d)

concurring opinion

50.

Which of the following is a check that the legislative branch has over the courts?

a)

Senate approval is needed for the appointment of justices and federal judges

b)

Congress may rewrite a law the courts have declared unconstitutional

c)

Congress may withhold funding needed to implement court decisions

d)

all of the above.