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Unit 6 Judicial Branch Part 1
Test Description: Sample Test Questions for the Judicial Branch
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1) Who decides cases in the United States District Court?
A
Magistrates Judge
B
no jury
C
Judge and jury
D
Jury no judge
2) What type of jurisdiction does the United States Court of Appeals have?
A
Limited original; mostly appellate
B
Limited Appellate; mostly original
C
Appellate
D
Original
3) What term means the authority of a court to be the first to hear a case?
A
Appellate jurisdiction
B
Original jurisdiction
C
First jurisdiction
D
Open jurisdiction
4) Which United States court only hears cases appealed from a lower court?
A
Supreme Court
B
Military Court
C
District Court
D
Court of Appeals
5) In which court case did the United States Supreme Court establish the power of judicial review?
A
Brown v. Board of Education
B
Marbury v. Madison
C
Plessy v. Ferguson
D
Dred Scott v. Sandford
6) What does judicial review allow the courts to do?
A
Release criminals from jail
B
Create new laws
C
Change laws of the Constitution
D
Review laws and acts to see if they agree with the Constitution
7) What type of jurisdiction does the United States Supreme Court have?
A
Original
B
Appellate
C
Limited original; mostly appellate
D
Limited appellate; mostly original
8) The major purpose of the U.S Supreme Court is to—
A
conduct special jury trials
B
hear cases involving misdemeanors
C
serve as the court of final appeal
D
hear cases involving foreigners
9) When police have a good reason to believe a suspect has been involved in a crime, they have —
A
criminal cases
B
probable cause
C
warrants for crimes
D
criminal cause
10) In what part of a criminal case will a defendant be formally charged and enter a plea?
A
Indictment
B
Trial
C
Arraignment
D
Preliminary Hearing
11) In a criminal case, a jury determines —
A
whether a person's plea deal can be accepted
B
how much money one person needs to pay another person
C
the best way to settle a disagreement between two people
D
whether someone is guilty of breaking the law
12) Bail is money used to —
A
pay for protection
B
release a defendant from jail
C
pay an expert witness
D
hire a lawyer
13) What is a criminal case?
A
Where someone is released from jail
B
Where someone is accused of breaking a contract
C
Disagreement between two parties
D
Where someone is accused of breaking the law
14) What can persons convicted of crimes do if they feel errors were made in conducting their trials?
A
appeal verdict to the governor
B
appeal the verdict to a higher court
C
ask for Double Jeopardy
D
sue the jury
15) What do the police need to have before they arrest you?
A
they can arrest just because they want to
B
probable cause before you can be arrested
C
a hunch you might have done something
D
you need to be arraigned
16) Who is a defendant?
A
Person who made the complaint
B
Person prosecuting a crime
C
Person accused of a crime
D
Judge in the case
17) All of the following are steps in a criminal case EXCEPT —
A
arraignment
B
trial
C
discovery
D
arrest
18) What is a civil case?
A
When someone breaks the law
B
Disagreement between two parties
C
When someone goes to the Supreme
D
When someone is caught speeding
19) The person filing a lawsuit in a civil case is the —
A
accused
B
defendant
C
prosecutor
D
plaintiff
20) The main difference between a criminal and civil court case is:
A
Criminal court cases determine if the accused has committed a crime. Civil court cases settle a dispute between two or more p
B
Criminal court cases can be appealed to a higher court. Civil court cases cannot be appealed to a higher court.
C
Criminal court cases deal with both federal and state law. Civil court cases deal only with state laws.
D
A judge and jury must hear criminal court cases. Civil court cases can be heard by a judge or a jury.
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