WorksheetsJudicial Branch Review (Summer)
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 23mins
An order from the Supreme Court to a lower court to send up the records on a case they are going to review
The steps the courts must follow when carrying out the law
Stare Decisis
Precedent
Due Process
Rule of Law
Means "let the decision stand" refers to the principle that the court should follow the precedent of earlier cases
Stare Decisis
Precedent
Due Process
Rule of Law
Legal principle that means that lower courts must follow the decisions of higher courts
Stare Decisis
Precedent
Due Process
Rule of Law
Principal of the Constitution that makes everyone accountable to the law and no one is above the law
Stare Decisis
Precedent
Due Process
Rule of Law
Philosophy that courts must be involved in political and social controversies to protect Constitutional rights
Philosophy that courts should avoid involving itself in political and social controversies and avoid overturning previous laws or decisions
Authority of a trial court to be the first to hear a case
Authority held by a court to hear a case that is appealed by a lower court
Authority shared by both federal and state courts
If the Supreme Court decided to rule an Arizona immigration law unconstitutional it would be practicing what is called
Which of these is a power of the judicial branch?
The court that has the power to hear a case first has which type of jurisdiction?
In order to become a member of the Supreme Court, Supreme Court justices are nominated by the [_______________] and confirmed by the [___________].
If the Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional, which of these is the BEST action that can be taken to remedy the situation?
Congress can amend the Constitution
“Judges must look at what the basic values were that underlie the First Amendment… those you don’t change. You have to follow the value underlying the Constitutional provision, applying it to circumstances that the framers did not know would exist”
Justice Breyer
Based on this quote we could tell that Justice Breyer has what judicial philosophy?
Originalist
Strict Interpretation
Judicial Activism
Which of the following federal courts exercises both original and appellate jurisdiction?
Which of the following statements about federal judges is TRUE?
They serve "during good behavior," or for life
Which federal court has original jurisdiction over MOST cases heard in federal court?
How did the Judiciary Act of 1789 expand the federal judicial branch?
Congress created lower, or "inferior," courts.
All of the following actions can be taken by the federal Circuit Courts of Appeals when reviewing Constitutional issues from lower courts EXCEPT:
the Appeals Court can overturn the lower court's verdict
the Appeals Court can reject the appeal petition
the Appeals Court can accept the case because it has original jurisdiction
the Appeals Court can order a new trial at a lower court
The purposes of the 12 federal courts of appeals include all of the following EXCEPT:
to relieve the workload of the Supreme Court.
to hear appeals from the district courts.
to consider appeals from government agencies
to hear cases that have bypassed the lower courts using original jurisdiction
The term of office for constitutional court judges is determined by
the Constitution
The Rule of Four is used to...
issue arrest warrants
determine the prison sentence of convicted criminals
determine the outcome of a case in a district court
determine whether the Supreme Court will hear a case or reject it
What was the intent of Congress when creating the inferior courts?
To relieve the case burden on the Supreme Court
"By a limited Constitution, I understand one which contains certain specified exceptions to the legislative authority; such, for instance, as that it shall pass no bills of attainder, no ex post facto laws, and the like. Limitations of this kind can be preserved in practice in no other way than through the medium of courts of justice, whose duty it must be to declare all act contrary to the manifest tenor of the Constitution void"
-Federalist no. 78
Alexander Hamilton
Which principle of government is Alexander Hamilton discussing in this excerpt?
Separation of Powers
Federalism
Judicial Review
Divine Right of Kings
All of the following are components of federal District Courts except
Jury trials
appellate jurisdiction
Assumed innocence until proven guilty
Verdicts
A judge whose judicial philosophy is ______________________________ would believe that judges should not actively try to shape social and political issues or redefine the Constitution.
Judicial Restraint
What is the purpose of the dissenting opinion of the Supreme Court?
It has no real purpose upon the Court.
It creates a binding precedent for future rulings.
It is often used to encourage others to bring similar cases to the Court.
It is just a differing opinion that is included in the final document so that all opinions are expressed for the record.
Which type of opinion in a Supreme Court case is the official judgment of the Court and expresses the legal reasoning behind the decision for future legal reference?
According to the judicial principle of Stare Decisis, which means "let the decision stand," a future case that is similar to a case in which the Supreme Court has ruled in the past would be decided in what way?
However a minority of the Justices want to rule
In a new way unrelated to the older case
Overturning the decision in the previous case
Following the precedent of the first case
When four Supreme Court Justices vote to accept a case, the Supreme Court issues a writ of certiorari.
What is a writ of certiorari?
An order to a lower court to send up the records from a case for review
After the Supreme Court grants certiorari in a case, what is the next step?
Lawyers for both sides submit briefs to the Supreme Court
In the case of Marbury vs. Madison which law was struck down by the Supreme Court?
Which of the following scenarios is an example of the principle established in the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison (1803)?
“ The only way to preserve (Constitutional) values the way The People voted to maintain them is to give the words the meaning they were understood to have when The People ratified them”
Former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
This quote from Justice Scalia would most likely tell us that his Judicial philosophy was what?
Judicial Restraint
Prior to arguing a case to the Supreme Court lawyers must provide the Justices with ___________ to inform them on the facts of a case.
