Exploring the Judicial Branch

What are the two main types of cases that the U.S. judicial system deals with?

• Civil and common cases

• Criminal and civil cases

• Federal and state cases

• Appellate and supreme cases

What is the highest court in the United States?

• The Federal Court

• The Supreme Court

• The Appellate Court

• The District Court

How many justices are on the U.S. Supreme Court?

• 9

• 12

• 7

• 15

What is the first step in the trial process?

• Jury selection

• Opening statements

• The verdict

• The appeal

Which Supreme Court case ruled that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students were unconstitutional?

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Brown v. Board of Education

• United States v. Nixon

• Gideon v. Wainwright

Where do you find the structure and function of the judicial branch/

• article II

• article I

• article III

• article IV

Main job of the judicial branch is

• execute the law

• interpret the law

• enforce the law

• make the law

What power is held by the Florida Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court?

• Neither court hears death penalty cases

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  Both courts may issue writs of mandamus

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  Neither court hears equal protection cases

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  Both courts may issue writs of habeas corpus

Neighbor A backed into a Neighbor B's car while it was parked. The Neighbor B sued Neighbor A for $500 to cover the cost of repairing the car.    Which court heard the case?

• county court

• appellate court

• Circuit Court of Appeals

• Florida Supreme Court

What is the correct order of Florida's courts from lowest to highest authority?

• District Court of Appeals, Florida Supreme Court, county courts, circuit courts

• Florida Supreme Court, circuit courts, District Court of Appeals, county courts

• county courts, circuit courts, District Court of Appeals, Florida Supreme Court

• circuit courts, Florida Supreme Court, county courts, District Court of Appeals