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What is true about federal courts?
a) There can be no appeal from a federal court.
b) Each state has its own federal court.
c) A federal court may hear a civil or a criminal case.
d) The only federal court is the US Supreme Court.
Both sidesin a court case are called the
a) parties
b) plaintiffs
c) prosecutions
d) judges
Who is the defendant in this case: The People of the State of Florida v. Jones?
a) The People
b) The State of Florida
c) the government
d) Jones
Which can decide the facts in a case?
a) the accused
b) the conflict
c) the jury
d) the lawyers
The framework for the federal court system was created by
a) Congress
b) the Supreme Court
c) the Constitution
d) the President
The major purpose of the Supreme Court is to
a) hear cases about kidnapping
b) hear cases about foreigners
c) conduct special jury trials
d) serve as final court of appeals
What was the purposes of the Judiciary Act?
a) to create Supreme Court seats
b) to establish lower courts
c) to set out appeals court procedure
d) to remove ineffective judges
Which courts are the workhorses of the federal court system?
a) state appeals courts
b) state supreme courts
c) state trial courts
d) district courts
Which is not an example of a special federal court?
a) Court of Claims
b) Supreme Court
c) Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
d) Tax Court
How do judges come to serve on special federal courts?
a) elections
b) rise from lower courts
c) appointed by the President
d) chosen by Congress
In the court system, what is a circuit?
a) a geographic area
b) a group of judges
c) a set of legislators
d) a type of job
Unlike legislators, federal judges should
a) listen to citizens' views
b) solve broad problems
c) be impartial
d) be elected
Which best describes the US Supreme Court?
a) a strong trial court
b) part of the executive branch
c) one of the district courts
d) the highest court in the land
How does the Supreme Court decide which case to hear?
a) hears all cases
b) the President decides
c) hears cases about Constitutional issues
d) Congress decides by voting
The 'Warren Court' was best known for
a) not overturning laws
b) defending rights of accused
c) defending states' rights
d) limiting the President's authority
Congress 'checks' the power of the President and the Supreme Court by not
a) confirming an appointment
b) agreeing with Court rulings
c) reelecting Supreme Court justices
d) overruling a veto
Judicial review gives the judicial branch
a) the right to overturn a law
b) rights in the Constitution
c) the right to study precedents
d) the duty to hear disputes among states
A Supreme Court opinion
a) shows how to apply the law
b) interprets the Constitution
c) is written by a justice
d) all of the above
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