Unit 6 Judicial Branch Vocabulary Question Preview (ID: 60810)
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A court’s authority to hear a case first
a) Jury of peers
b) Original Jurisdiction
c) 14th Amendment
d) Judicial Review
government must treat accused persons fairly
a) Judicial Review
b) Jury of peers
c) Due Process
d) Original Jurisdiction
The Supreme Court’s power to declare laws unconstitutional
a) 14th Amendment
b) Original Jurisdiction
c) Judicial Review
d) Due Process
State government due process
a) 14th Amendment
b) 5th Amendment
c) Judicial Review
d) Marbury v Madison
A group of ordinary citizens who hear a court case and decide a verdict
a) Original Jurisdiction
b) 14th Amendment
c) Judicial Review
d) Jury of peers
Decision in a case
a) Appellate Jurisdiction
b) Verdict
c) Jurisdiction
d) 5th Amendment
Federal government due process
a) 5th Amendment
b) 14th amendment
c) Marbury v Madison
d) Judicial Review
Famous court case that established the principle of Judicial Review.
a) Brown v. Bd of Education
b) Plessy v. Ferguson
c) Marbury v. Madison
d) Gideon v. Wainwright
The authority of a court to hear a particular type of court case.
a) 5th Amendment
b) Jurisdiction
c) Verdict
d) Appellate Jurisdiction
A court’s authority to hear an appeal of a decision by another court
a) Appellate Jurisdiction
b) Jurisdiction
c) Verdict
d) 5th Amendment
Money paid to get out of jail while you wait for a trial
a) Bail
b) Probable Cause
c) Plaintiff
d) Misdemeanor
A minor crime
a) Plaintiff
b) Civil Law
c) Misdemeanor
d) Probable Cause
An individual who bring a complaint in a civil case
a) Judge
b) Plaintiff
c) Defendant
d) Lawyer
Laws that help settle disagreements between people (lawsuits)
a) Probable Cause
b) Civil Law
c) Criminal Law
d) Bail
A good reason to believe that a suspect has been involved in a crime
a) Misdemeanor
b) Bail
c) Probable Cause
d) Civil Law
Laws that tell how crimes should be punished
a) Criminal Law
b) Civil Law
c) Felony
d) Arraignment
step in criminal case where defendant enters a plea
a) Arraignment
b) Felony
c) Criminal Law
d) Appeal
To ask a higher court to review a decision
a) Felony
b) Appeal
c) Criminal Law
d) Arraignment
The person defends themselves in a court case
a) Defendant
b) Plantiff
c) Judge
d) Lawyer
A serious crime
a) Felony
b) Misdemeanor
c) Civil Law
d) Appeal
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