Judicial Branch

What step can a person take after they lose in U.S. District Court?

• Appeals Court

• Juvenile Court

• District Court

• Supreme Court

What is a jury summons?

• A document calling for a search warrent

• A document calling for jury duty

• A document requiring a court brief

• A document issuing a court calendar

When a justice agrees with the court's decision, but for a different reason they will write this type of opinion.

• unanimous opinion

• concurring opinion

• majority opinion

• dissenting opinion

What type of low would be when a citizen questions if their rights were violated?

• Civil Law

• Constitutional Law

• Criminal Law

• Common Law

What type of courts do federal trials are held and lawsuits begin?

• Federal District Court

• Federal Appeals Court

• Supreme Court

• Circuit Court

What type of law is the Code of Hammurabi based on?

• Civil and Criminal

• Civil and Constitutional

• Criminal and Constitutional

• Common and military

What type of jurisdiction is the authority of only federal courts to hear and decide cases

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Concurrent Jurisdiction

• Exclusive Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction

What is when a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case?

• Due Process of Law

• Common Law

• Ex Post Facto Law

• Precedent

What is the authority of courts only having authority in defined regions of the U.S.?

• Concurrent Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction

What is the ability for the government to review any federal, state, or local law to determine if it goes against the Constitution?

• Stare Decisis

• Rule of Law

• Majority Rules

• Judicial Review