WorksheetsJudicial Branch Review 2023
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A student was kicked off the cheerleading team for cursing out her coach on snapchat after she did not make varsity.
Is the above scenario an example of Criminal, Civil or Constitutional Law
Criminal
Civil
Constitutional
When the Supreme Court decides a case it establishes an example that lower courts are expected to follow. These examples are called....
Precedent
Public Law
Constitutional Law
Criminal Law
The role of the judicial branch in our government is to.....
Create Law
Enforce Law
Interpret the Law
Implement the Law
This is the level of the federal court system in which criminal and civil trials are held.
The Supreme Court
The District Court
The Court of Appeals
The State Supreme Court
The authority of a court to review the decision made in a lower court
Original Jurisdiction
Appellate Jurisdiction
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Concurrent Jurisdiction
When four judges on the Supreme Court decide they want to hear a case they issue a....
Writ of Mandamus
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Writ of non-compliance
Writ of Certiorari
A judge that believes the Supreme Court should be active in taking cases that promote justice and equality, would be considered a....
Judicial Activism
Judicial Restraint
Originalism
Evolutionist
A judge that considers the constitution to be "a living and breathing document," would be considered a.....
Judicial Activist
Originalist
Nativist
Evolutionist
The first court to hear a particular type of case has this type of jurisdiction.....
Exclusive
Original
Appellate
Concurrent
Which description below accurately describes why federal judges serve lifetime terms on federal courts.
Potential judges take a test to measure their knowledge of the law thus making sure only the most qualified judges make it to the courts
Judges are elected by a vote of the people.
The lifetime term insulates the judges from the pressures of politics and allows them to make their decisions based on the law and not based on pleasing voters.
The President can fire a judge whenever he believes there is wrongdoing.
