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COURTS UNIT 2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Trial courts are the institutions which bear the main ............................... in the administration of justice.

a)

focus

b)

burden

c)

task

d)

assignment

2.

The courts of general jurisdiction to where the most serious civil or criminal cases are brought are known as common .......................... courts.

a)

county

b)

appeals

c)

trial

d)

pleas

3.

When it comes to civil matters, common pleas courts have jurisdiction in lawsuits seeking ....................................remedies.

a)

certain

b)

exclusive

c)

extraordinary

d)

municipal

4.

A felony is classified as a serious crime for which the penalty is either death or ........................................ term.

a)

impartial

b)

exclusive

c)

penitentiary

d)

prejudicial

5.

The main function of courts is to make sure that the law is applied in fair and .................................. manner.

a)

honest

b)

extraordinary

c)

impartial

d)

empowered

6.

The principal function of the courts of appeals is to ......................... cases brought from the courts of lower rank.

a)

remand

b)

review

c)

reverse

d)

resort

7.

Courts of appeals possess jurisdiction in some proceedings when they are empowered to hear evidence rather than work with a ............................. of evidence.

a)

judgement

b)

transcript

c)

superintendance

d)

determination

8.

The Supreme Court is also known as the court of last ........................ since its decisions are final and cannot be contested.

a)

trial

b)

review

c)

resort

d)

request

9.

Unlike federal courts, the state courts are concerned with the cases arising ......................... the state law.

a)

with

b)

from

c)

under

d)

due

10.

If the trial court correctly interpreted and applied the law, the court of appeals will just ...................................... the lower court judgement.

a)

review

b)

uphold

c)

reverse

d)

modify

11.

If the mistakes made by the trial court affect the rights of a party, they constitute a ................................. error.

a)

factual

b)

predisposed

c)

prejudicial

d)

judicial

12.

The court of appeals is empowered to take any action or steps necessary to ..................... justice.

a)

apply

b)

do

c)

make

d)

commit

13.

The Supreme Court is empowered to do whatever is necessary to .................................... a just and final determination of the case.

a)

provide

b)

resort

c)

render

d)

apply

14.

The Supreme Court is empowered to ............................... rules of procedure, as one of the additional duties of its efficient operation

a)

provide

b)

modify

c)

remand

d)

prescribe

15.

Having published rules of ............................, the Supreme Court is empowered to oversee the efficient administration of justice.

a)

procedure

b)

superintendance

c)

jurisdiction

d)

proceedings

16.

The district courts ............................. all types of criminal and civil cases which arise under the federal statutes.

a)

challenge

b)

affirm

c)

modify

d)

handle

17.

Members of the Supreme Court are ............................... for the life terms with the advice of the Senate.

a)

applied

b)

appointed

c)

affirmed

d)

prescribed

18.

Since the USA Supreme Court is the highest court in the nation, its Justices are approved for their terms in office with the ................................. of the Senate.

a)

agreement

b)

treaty

c)

consent

d)

contest

19.

Under the Constitution, courts' jurisdiction shall apply .......... all legal relations, arising under the highest law of the nation.

a)

with

b)

for

c)

to

d)

of

20.

According to the Constitution, all citizens' rights, freedoms and obligations are ................................ to legal defense in the event of violation.

a)

conformed

b)

subject

c)

permitted

d)

imposed

21.

Municipal and county courts have jurisdiction to hold .......................... hearings in felony cases before the trial starts officially.

a)

preliminary

b)

penalty

c)

administrative

d)

efficient

22.

When the case involves traffic issues with minor injuries and damage, a fine may be .....................................

a)

applied

b)

collected

c)

provided

d)

lifted

23.

The Supreme Court is authorized to hear cases appealed from the general jurisdiction courts as well as those with newly ............................... evidence.

a)

provided

b)

administered

c)

obtained

d)

approved

24.

The courts are authorized to enforce the state power, by finding a person guilty and ........................... a crime penalty.

a)

imposing

b)

applying

c)

administering

d)

remanding

25.

The district courts are the courts of general jurisdiction which correspond ....... common pleas courts.

a)

to

b)

with

c)

for

d)

under