WorksheetsThe Judicial Branch
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
The head of the Judicial Branch is known as the....
Federal Court
Local Court
Supreme Court
District Court
________________ courts are the first level of the Judicial branch where cases are heard and tried by a jury
Appellate
District
Supreme
Trial
__________________ courts look at cases to see if the trial was properly carried out
District
Appellate
Trial
Supreme
if someone is given the same, fair chance in their trial as any other person, they are given ____________________________
Judicial Review
Popular Soverignty
Judicial Soverignty
Due Process
___________________ take appeals on the Federal level (look over cases already heard)
District
Circuit
Local
State Supreme
How many Circuit Courts are there? (NOT including Washington DC)
9
11
12
15
a _______________________ is a group of people that determine the guilt of someone accused in a court of law
Committee
Mandate
Cabinet
Jury
In Ohio, justices on the state Supreme Court are ________________
Directed
Elected
Appointed
Tested
A Writ of Cert is when the Supreme Court...
sends a case back to the same court
issues a ruling on a case without hearing it.
dismisses a case without review.
ordes a lower court to send up the records of a case for review.
There are ________ justices on the Supreme Court
9
10
11
13
___________________ is when the supreme court determines if a law is constitutional
Judicial review
Executive Determination
Legislative review
Supreme Court cases that set a standard for future cases are called _______________
Landmark Cases
Judicial guidelines
Judicial rulings
Set Standards
____________ cases cover content centered around money and property
____________ cases deal with crimes against the public with laws of both the state and federal government.
State
Civil
Criminal
Federal
When a higher court orders a lower court to redo their trial
Reversed
Remanded
Overview
If a higher court agrees with a court, they ______________ the ruling
