WorksheetsFast & Curious Judicial Branch
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
any behavior that is illegal because society, through its government, considers the behavior harmful to society.
a)
crime
b)
opinion
c)
remand
d)
justices
2.
the group of laws that define what acts are crimes.
a)
Constitutional law
b)
criminal law
c)
common law
d)
civil law
3.
the group of laws that refer to disputes between people.
a)
civil law
b)
common law
c)
crime
d)
criminal law
4.
the type of law that comes from judges' decisions that rely on common sense and previous cases.
a)
civil law
b)
crime
c)
criminal law
d)
common law
5.
earlier decision.
a)
remand
b)
precedent
c)
opinion
d)
crime
6.
law based on the Constitution and Supreme Court laws interpreting the Constitution.
a)
criminal law
b)
civil law
c)
Constitutional law
d)
common law
7.
the process by which the person asks a higher court to review the result of the trial.
a)
appeal
b)
opinion
c)
remand
d)
crime
8.
the extent or scope of authority that the court has to hear and decide a case that has been properly brought before it.
a)
original jurisdiction
b)
justices
c)
jurisdiction
d)
opinion
9.
the trial courts, and the courts of original jurisdiction.
a)
civil law
b)
jurisdiction
c)
justices
d)
district courts
10.
the authority of a court to hear and decide a case for the first time.
a)
jurisdiction
b)
appellate jurisdiction
c)
original jurisdiction
d)
criminal law
11.
the level of courts after district courts.
a)
appeal
b)
common law
c)
court of appeals
d)
criminal law
12.
the power to review decisions made by lower courts.
a)
original jurisdiction
b)
appellate jurisdiction
c)
dissenting opinion
d)
jurisdiction
13.
Judges of the Supreme Court
a)
justices
b)
opinion
c)
jurisdiction
d)
crime
14.
the power that allows courts to decide whether a law or presidential action is in agreement with the Constitution.
a)
justices
b)
judicial review
c)
criminal law
d)
civil law
15.
To return an appeal case to a lower court for a new trial
a)
precedent
b)
remand
c)
crime
d)
appeal
16.
explains the reasoning that led to the decision.
a)
crime
b)
appeal
c)
remand
d)
opinion
17.
something the justice may choose to write if they agree with the decision of the majority, but for different reasons.
a)
jurisdiction
b)
dissenting opinion
c)
concurring opinion
d)
opinion
18.
explains why the justice believes the majority opinion is wrong.
a)
dissenting opinion
b)
concurring opinion
c)
district courts
d)
opinion
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