Judicial Branch

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After the President appoints a Supreme Court Justice, who has to approve the appointment?

House of Representatives

other members of the Supreme Court

Senate

2/3 of the State Legislatures

How long is the term of a Supreme Court justice?

4 years

6 years

until the President says so

for life until the retire, pass away or are impeached

What type of court do federal trials typically begin with?

federal district court

federal appeals court

Supreme Court

state circuit court

The job of the appeals court is to...

hear criminal and civil trials for the first time

review decisions made in the lower courts

determie original jurisdiction

hear cases about ambassadors

If a case involves people from both Georgia and South Carolina, in which court should their trial be held?

Georgia Supreme Court

Georgia Trial Court

U.S Supreme Court

Court of Appeals

What type of law relates to when a married couple decides to get a divorce and the judge hears both sides to make a decision on how their property should be divided?

criminal law

civil law

federal law

constitutional law

Mrs. Moore got arrested for cutting off Box Tops in the cereal section at Walmart in an effort to win the Box Top competition at school. She cannot afford a lawyer and asks for a one, but is not given one, and is found guilty. Because she is a civics teacher, she knows about a similar case, and decides to sue the county. She knows that the court will most likely use the precedent set in Gideon v Wainwright to decide his case. What is a precedent?

criminal law

decision made in a similar, earlier case used to help decide a current case

laws that teachers use to get out of a crime

idea that the appeals courts have appellate jurisdiction

Mrs. Patton’s lawyer was able to win her lawsuit against the county by using the precedent set in Gideon v. Wainwright. A precedent is what type of law?

constitutional law

supreme law

case law

statuatory law

The Supreme Court gets its power and authority from...

Articles of Confederation

Supreme Court Act of 1795

Constitution

Decleration of Independence

Congress has the power to establish lower courts.

True

False

John Fitz Porter, a general for the North during the Civil War, was court martialed (put on trial) for failure to follow orders during the Battle Of Bull Run. Which type of law would be used in General Porter's court martial?

constitutional law

criminal law

military law

civil war law

Sally believes her school is violating the classroom size amendment in Florida's Constitution and decides to sue. Which court has original jurisdiction?

World Court

federal courtsw

US Supreme Court

Florida State Court

Truancy is defined as intentional and unauthorized absences from mandatory education (skipping school). In Florida, truant students can't get their driver's license, and if they have one, it can be suspended. Which type of law deals with truancy?

school law

civil law

case law

juvenille law

What lessons did future leaders learn from the 1974 U.S Supreme Court case United States vs Nixon?

The president is accountable for obeying the law.

The president is responsible for enforcing the law.

The president is not allowed to hold secret talks with foreign governments.

The president is not allowed to have private meetings with cabinet members.

If I was in a civil law trial, I would find the following people in the court room:

Which case would most likely be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court?

a lawsuit to stop construction of a new road near an elementary school

an appeal of a of the lawsuit to stop construction of a new road near an elementary school

a case that is just like a case they have already decided on.

a case in which a defendant’s constitutional rights are denied and the case is further appealed

“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. . . .” (From Marbury v. Madison, 1803). The quote above expresses the Supreme Court’s claim that:

judicial duty does not include law making

federal laws must be approved by the courts before they can take effect

the judicial branch must have a role in the amendment process

the power of judicial review belongs to the courts

What lessons did future U.S. leaders learn from the 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Nixon?

The president is accountable for obeying the law.

The president is responsible for enforcing the law.

The president is not allowed to hold secret talks with foreign governments.

The president is not allowed to have private meetings with Cabinet members.

States must pay for public defenders (lawyer) as a result of which U.S. Supreme Court case?

District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

Cases between two states have original jurisdiction in the...

Supreme Court

civil law

trial court

circuit court

After the President appoints a Supreme Court Justice, who has to approve the appointment?

House of Representatives

other members of the Supreme Court

Senate

2/3 of the State Legislatures

How long is the term of a Supreme Court justice?

4 years

6 years

until the President says so

for life until the retire, pass away or are impeached

What type of court do federal trials typically begin with?

federal district court

federal appeals court

Supreme Court

state circuit court

The job of the appeals court is to...

hear criminal and civil trials for the first time

review decisions made in the lower courts

determie original jurisdiction

hear cases about ambassadors

If a case involves people from both Georgia and South Carolina, in which court should their trial be held?

Georgia Supreme Court

Georgia Trial Court

U.S Supreme Court

Court of Appeals

What type of law relates to when a married couple decides to get a divorce and the judge hears both sides to make a decision on how their property should be divided?

criminal law

civil law

federal law

constitutional law

Mrs. Moore got arrested for cutting off Box Tops in the cereal section at Walmart in an effort to win the Box Top competition at school.  She cannot afford a lawyer and asks for a one, but is not given one, and is found guilty. Because she is a civics teacher, she knows about a similar case, and decides to sue the county. She knows that the court will most likely use the precedent set in Gideon v Wainwright to decide his case. What is a precedent?

criminal law

decision made in a similar, earlier case used to help decide a current case

laws that teachers use to get out of a crime

idea that the appeals courts have appellate jurisdiction

Mrs. Patton’s lawyer was able to win her lawsuit against the county by using the precedent set in Gideon v. Wainwright. A precedent is what type of law?

constitutional law

supreme law

case law

statuatory law

The Supreme Court gets its power and authority from...

Articles of Confederation

Supreme Court Act of 1795

Constitution

Decleration of Independence

Congress has the power to establish lower courts. 

True

False

John Fitz Porter, a general for the North during the Civil War, was court martialed (put on trial) for failure to follow orders during the Battle Of Bull Run. Which type of law would be used in General Porter's court martial?

constitutional law

criminal law

military law

civil war law

Sally believes her school is violating the classroom size amendment in Florida's Constitution and decides to sue.  Which court has original jurisdiction?

World Court

federal courtsw

US Supreme Court

Florida State Court

Truancy is defined as intentional and unauthorized absences from mandatory education (skipping school). In Florida, truant students can't get their driver's license, and if they have one, it can be suspended. Which type of law deals with truancy?

school law

civil law

case law

juvenille law

What lessons did future leaders learn from the 1974 U.S Supreme Court case United States vs Nixon?

The president is accountable for obeying the law.

The president is responsible for enforcing the law.

The president is not allowed to hold secret talks with foreign governments.

The president is not allowed to have private meetings with cabinet members.

If I was in a civil law trial, I would find the following people in the court room: 

plantiff

prosecutor

judge

defendent

victim of a crime

Which case would most likely be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court? 

a lawsuit to stop construction of a new road near an elementary school

an appeal of a of the lawsuit to stop construction of a new road near an elementary school

a case that is just like a case they have already decided on.

a case in which a defendant’s constitutional rights are denied and the case is further appealed

“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. . . .” (From Marbury v. Madison, 1803).  The quote above expresses the Supreme Court’s claim that:

judicial duty does not include law making

federal laws must be approved by the courts before they can take effect

the judicial branch must have a role in the amendment process

the power of judicial review belongs to the courts

What lessons did future U.S. leaders learn from the 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Nixon?

The president is accountable for obeying the law.

The president is responsible for enforcing the law.

The president is not allowed to hold secret talks with foreign governments.

The president is not allowed to have private meetings with Cabinet members.

States must pay for public defenders (lawyer) as a result of which U.S. Supreme Court case?

District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

Cases between two states have original jurisdiction in the...

Supreme Court

civil law

trial court

circuit court