Chapter 7: The Judicial Branch

What is a court's authority to hear cases?

• Jurisdiction
• Power
• Legislation
• Appeal

The Judiciary Act of 1789 established these two types of lower courts.

• supreme courts and appellate courts
• federal courts and state courts
• district courts and circuit courts
• criminal courts and civil courts

Select all of the options that address the role of the Federal Courts.

• Hears appeals from state Supreme Courts

• Hears cases involving state law

• Powers comes from the U.S. Constitution

• Most judges appointed for life

• Most judges are elected or appointed for set terms

What is the authority of a court to hear a case for the first time?

• appellate jurisdiction
• supreme jurisdiction
• secondary jurisdiction
• original jurisdiction

What is a detailed explanation of the legal thinking behind a court's decision in a case?

• Judicial reasoning
• Legal analysis
• Legal opinion

• Court rationale

What is it called when the courts use a previous ruling in a similar case in the present?

• decision
• judgment
• precedent
• verdict

To be free from political pressure, this is the right to hold office once someone is confirmed.

• Tenure
• Appointment
• Election
• Term limit

What is an order that requires someone to appear in court called?

• summons
• warrant
• citation
• subpoena

What is it called when an appeals court leaves the verdict unchanged?

• stay

• overturning
• remanding
• uphold

What is it called when the appeals court sends a case back to a lower court?

• remand
• overturn
• uphold
• reversal