What determines which appeals the Supreme Court will hear?

The justices choose their own cases.

Which is not one of the rulings an appellate court can decide?

Send the case to the Supreme Court

What is meant by the term burden of proof?

Duty to prove alleged facts in a case with solid evidence

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Chapter 11 - The Federal Court System

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1
What determines which appeals the Supreme Court will hear?
The special federal courts refer cases.
The attorney general assigns cases.
The justices choose their own cases.
The circuit courts recommend cases.
2
Which is not one of the rulings an appellate court can decide?
sent back to the court to be tried again
Reverse that decision
Send the case to the Supreme Court
Uphold Original Decision
3
These courts were created to be used as trial courts.
National Courts
District Courts
Supreme Court
Federal Courts
4
Which of these established the present system of federal district and circuit courts?
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Senate Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Act of 1789
Article III of the Constitution
5
What is the job of an appellate court when it takes a case on appeal?
to determine the proper verdict
to conduct a new jury trial
to weigh all the trial evidence
to look for errors of law
6
How long are judges appointed for?
2 years
1 year
4 years
Life
7
Which does not typically have any input on who becomes a justice?
Senate
Vice-President
Interest Groups
President
8
Which court case established Judicial Review?
McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
Plessy v. Ferguson
Roe v. Wade
9
The Supreme Court has how many justices?
8
9
12
6
10
How does someone become a judge in the federal court system?
by a retention election
by a popular election
by passing a civil service test
by presidential appointment
11
Means where the trial was originally tried.
County Jurisdiction
Appellate Jurisdiction
Original Jurisdiction
Concurrent Jurisdiction
12
Used when a person loses a case and wants to appeal.
Appellate Jurisdiction
Original Jurisdiction
Concurrent Jurisdiction
County Jurisdiction
13
Handle civil and criminal cases of U.S. territories.
Territorial Courts
Tax Court
Federal Claims Court
Court of Appeals
14
Which of the following is a U.S. Federal Court not responsible for?
Treaties
Interpreting the Constitution
U.S. Laws
Local Tax laws
15
How many appellate level courts are there
11
14
13
12
16
What is meant by the term burden of proof?
the need to examine the reliability of witnesses
Obligation to consider a person innocent until proven guilty
Duty to prove alleged facts in a case with solid evidence
the challenge of finding a fair and impartial jury
17
What is the name for the head justice of the Supreme Court?
Chief Justice
Chief Magistrate
There is no head justice
Head Master
18
Which term refers to the person who files a lawsuit in a civil case?
defendant
plaintiff
bailiff
friend of the court
19
Coined the term “separate but equal”
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
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Means that both federal and state courts can hear a case
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Appellate Jurisdiction
County Jurisdiction
Original Jurisdiction

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