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If a freighter ship sunk just off the coast of New Jersey, what court’s original jurisdiction would it fall under?
a) A federal special court.
b) New Jersey State Court.
c) The Supreme Court.
d) A federal constitutional court.
In the federal system, a district court has the power to
a) exercise original jurisdiction over a federal case.
b) apply appellate jurisdiction to a federal case.
c) determine if a lower court made an unconstitutional ruling on a case.
d) retry a case that was first decided by a State court.
Identify the case over which the U.S. Supreme Court would exercise original jurisdiction.
a) A State agency brings a lawsuit against an agency in another state
b) a shipwreck occurs in the coastal waters of the United States
c) a government employee sues the government agency that employs her
d) a citizen brings a 1st Amendment case against his State government
When a Supreme Court justice agrees with the decision reached by the Court in a case, but not with the reasons why the Court made that decision, he or she may choose to write a
a) concurring opinion
b) dissenting opinion
c) majority opinion
d) minority opinion
What is a possible avenue through which some cases have reached the Supreme Court?
a) The court issues a writ of certiorari instructing a lower court to send it a case to review.
b) The Court decides to review one of its own earlier cases in order to change or modify its ruling.
c) A State holds a convention in which the public votes to have a case sent to the Court for review.
d) Congress asks the Court to review a proposed or recently passed law to see if it is constitutional.
In the federal court system, the cases tried by the district courts
a) make up the majority of federal cases brought to trial.
b) are usually appealed to a higher court by the losing side.
c) deal only with federal crimes as defined by Congress.
d) always involve the United States as a plaintiff.
Which of the following cannot appeal cases to the U.S. Court of Appeals?
a) Circuit Courts
b) Federal regulatory agencies
c) District Courts
d) Territorial Courts
The territorial courts are MOST similar to
a) The local courts in the 50 states
b) the courts-martial.
c) the federal courts of appeals.
d) the federal district courts.
The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces is
a) a civilian tribunal that reviews verdicts rendered by military courts-martial.
b) a military court that retries controversial cases involving violations of military law.
c) a civilian court that handles claims for veterans’ benefits that have been denied.
d) a military commission that tries cases involving unlawful enemy combatants.
How did President Jefferson respond to the situation Adams created by appointing William Marbury?
a) He ordered his Secretary of State not to deliver Marbury’s commission, blocking Marbury from becoming a judge.
b) He asked the leader of the Senate to revoke Marbury’s appointment and remove his commission.
c) He used his presidential authority to declare that Marbury’s commission was null and void.
d) He blamed President Adams for not delivering Marbury’s commission and ordered it delivered immediately.
The type of jurisdiction shared by both Federal and State is known as
a) concurrent
b) apeallate
c) original
d) exclusive
How many SCOTUS appointments did Donald Trump make?
a) none
b) two
c) three
d) nine
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