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Judicial Branch

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Permanent committees in both the House and Senate that specialize in different areas of policy and oversight

a)

Joint Committees

b)

Select Committees

c)

Steering Committees

d)

Standing Committees

2.

The confirmation process for all Supreme Court Justices and federal judges begins here

a)

House Judiciary Committee

b)

Senate Judiciary Committee

c)

Senate Foreign Relations

d)

House Ways and Meanas

3.

A ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case

a)

Subpoena

b)

Appellate Jurisdiction

c)

Dissenting Opinion

d)

Precedent

4.

An order that requires a person to appear in court

a)

Subpoena

b)

Docket

c)

Writ of Certiorari

d)

Litigant

5.

A court's authority to hear and decide cases

a)

Jurisdiction

b)

Docket

c)

Precedent

d)

Subpoena

6.

How many Supreme Court justices are there?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

12

7.

The Judicial Branch.....

a)

makes the laws

b)

carries out the laws

c)

interprets the laws

8.

Which of these is the HIGHEST court?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Juvenile Court

c)

Appeals Court

9.

What does interpret mean?

a)

to translate or explain

b)

to go to jail

c)

to make a law

10.

Who nominates the Supreme Court Justices?

a)

Senate

b)

President

c)

House of Representatives

d)

Current Chief Justice

11.

Who has to confirm the Supreme Court Justices?

a)

President

b)

House of Representatives

c)

Vice President

d)

Senate

12.

This is the person that brings the charges against the DEFENDANT. In a criminal trial, this is the government.

a)

Defendant

b)

Plaintiff

c)

Grand jury

d)

Prosecutor

13.

Statement that expresses the view of the majority of the Supreme Court Justices regarding a case.

a)

concurring opinion

b)

majority opinion

c)

dissenting opinion

d)

opinion

14.

Court that decides whether the original trial was fair

a)

trial court

b)

appellate court

c)

jurisdiction

d)

judicial review

15.

Court that decides a suspect's guilt or innocence for a crime

a)

appellate court

b)

judicial review

c)

opinion

d)

trial court

16.
You are caught going 85 miles an hour where the speed limit is 35 miles an hour.
a)
Civil Case
b)
Criminal Case
17.
Mrs. Jones goes crazy and sues her students for inflicting extreme mental anguish on her by not completing their homework. 
a)
Civil Case
b)
Criminal Case
18.
You and your friends vandalize Ms. Bowles’ Honda CRV by breaking the windows and scratching the paint.
a)
Civil Case
b)
Criminal Case
19.
Ms. Bowles sues you for the cost to repair her car after you broke the windows and scratched the paint.
a)
Civil Case
b)
Criminal Case
20.
You and your friends shoplift beef jerky and a huge Slurpee from 7-11.
a)
Civil Case
b)
Criminal Case
21.
Dr. Woodford is involved in a car accident and sues the other driver to get money to fix her car.
a)
Civil Case
b)
Criminal Case
22.

A misdemeanor is a

a)

Nothing important

b)

Less than serious crime that ussaly carries a fine and a term of less than a year in jail, if at all

c)

One of the most serious crimes that could give you life in prison

23.

A felony is

a)

A more than serious crime that carries a sentence of more than a year in a state or federal prison

b)

Nothing important

c)

A less than serious crime

24.

When an accused person agrees to plead guilty to a less serious crime in order to get a serious charge dropped

a)

Bargain

b)

Bail Bargain

c)

Plea Bargain

d)

Contempt of Court

25.
  What type of trial settles a disagreement between two people?
a)
Civil
b)
Criminal
26.

How long can you remain a Supreme Court Justice once you are appointed and approved?

a)

10 years

b)

6 years

c)

until you are re-elected

d)

until you resign or die

27.
A crime carried out by threat of bodily harm with the immediate ability to carry it out is: 
a)
battery
b)
assault
c)
breaking and entering
d)
sexual offenses
28.
The unlawful touching of another person is: 
a)
battery
b)
assault
c)
sexual offenses
d)
robbery 
29.
Kidnapping is: 
a)
taking someone away illegally by force
b)
picking up your child from school
c)
forcing your teenager to attend family functions
d)
hanging out with your neice
30.
The killing of one person by another is: 
a)
murder
b)
murder in the 1st degree
c)
manslaughter
d)
homicide
31.
Who is the referee of the courtroom?
a)
Court Reporter
b)
Judge
c)
Victim
d)
Defendant
32.

Who is the person against whom the crime has been committed?

a)

Victim

b)

Defendant

c)

Bailiff

d)

Prosecutor

33.
Who is selected before the trial by the Prosecutor, Defense Attorney, and Judge?
a)
Victim
b)
Police Officer
c)
Bailiff
d)
Jury
34.

The person against whom a criminal complaint or indictment is filed: the “accused"

a)

Prosecutor

b)

Defendant

c)

Expert witness

d)

Lay Witness

35.

A licensed trial lawyer, hired or appointed to conduct the legal defense of a person accused of a crime and to represent him or her before a court of law

a)

Judge

b)

Prosecutor

c)

Defense Attorney

d)

Lawyer

36.

An attorney whose official duty is to conduct criminal proceedings on behalf of the state or the people against those accused of having committed criminal offenses.

a)

Bailiff

b)

Expert Witness

c)

Defense Attorney

d)

Prosecutor

37.

The judge gets to decide the __________. Which is the consequence for the crime.

a)

sentence

b)

verdict

c)

accusation

d)

capital punishment

38.

"Guilty" or "Not Guilty" is the final...

a)

sentence

b)

verdict

c)

accusation

d)

capital punishment

39.

What is the formal court proceeding where the defendant is informed of their charges and expected to enter a plea?

a)

Initial Hearing

b)

Booking

c)

Plea Deal

d)

Arraignment

40.

A reasonable ground for belief is

a)

Intent

b)

Probable Cause

c)

Self-Defense

d)

Defense

41.

The use of force that appears to be reasonably necessary to the victim to prevent death or serious bodily harm is called

a)

KungFu

b)

Self-Defense

c)

Procedural Defense

d)

Criminal Defense

42.

A written accusation declaring that there is sufficient evident to try someone for a crime is a(n)

a)

Indictment

b)

Bail

c)

Immunity

d)

Plea Bargain

43.

the crime of intentionally starting a fire

a)

burglary

b)

arson

c)

pickpocketing

d)

manslaughter

44.

the crime of killing a person when the killer did not intend to do it

a)

murder

b)

speeding

c)

manslaughter

d)

kidnapping

45.

the crime of stealing from somewhere or someone using weapons

a)

theft

b)

burglary

c)

shoplifting

d)

armed robbery

46.

an illegal copy of a document, painting, etc. or the crime of making such illegal copies

a)

blackmail

b)

forgery

c)

kidnapping

d)

fraud

47.

the crime of illegally entering a building and stealing things

a)

arson

b)

burglary

c)

speeding

d)

theft

48.

an agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime along with a substantial act toward committing the crime

a)

Attempt

b)

Solicitation

c)

Conspiracy

d)

Rape

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