Social Studies Judicial Branch Review

State Courts are most likely to hear cases that

• disputes related to the Constituion

• disputes related to between citizens of different states

• disputes about the state laws involving people form the same state

• disputes about people from other countries

The Constitution created which court

• The Supreme Court

• State Courts

• Trial Courts

• School Courts

Federal Courts would LEAST likely hear cases that involve

• disputes related to the Constitution

• disputes between citizens of different states

• disputes about school events

• disuptes about state laws involving people from the state

Lawyers use this to prove their client's side of the story is true in a trial court

• appeal

• evidence

• the Constitution

If you lose a case in trial court, what can you do?

• Go to District Court

• Go to Probate Court

• Go to Appellate Court

• Go to Supreme Court

A jury is used in a

• appellate court

• Supreme Court

• Trial Court

• School court

Many cases START at the Supreme Court? True or False?

(a)  

A group of people who hear evidence and decide who wins are in which type of trial?

• Bench Trial

• Appeals Trial

• School Trial

• Jury Trial

The decision made by a jury is called a

• verdict

• truth

• appeal

• outcome

This court hears cases related to the laws that apply to the entire United States, the US Constitution, and disagreements between citizens of different states.

• Trial Court

• Federal Court

• Supreme Court

• Appellate Court