Civics

Question 1

Federal system

Answer 1

Court cases that go to the Federal system involve issues about the U.S. Constitution, violations of Federal Law, disputes between two or more states, or citizens from different states involved in a dispute with one another.

Question 2

To ____________ is to challenge a verdict and to ask a higher court to look at a lower court’s ruling to see if a mistake was made.

Answer 2

Appeal

Question 3

________________ means to have legal authority over a case or a type of law.

Answer 3

Jurisdiction

Question 4

__________ ______________ means to have the authority to hear a case the 1st time.

Answer 4

Original Jurisdiction

Question 5

Article III of the US Constitution created the Supreme Court. All other Federal Courts are created by acts of ___________ as needed.

Answer 5

Congress

Question 6

The Supreme Court has 9 judges (called justices) that are appointed by the President but must be confirmed by the Senate. The head of the Supreme Court is called the Chief Justice. The current Chief Justice is _________ ___________

Answer 6

John Roberts

Question 7

This opinion comes in 3 different types

Answer 7

majority, dissenting and concurrent

Question 8

The main “power” of the U.S. Supreme Court is called

Answer 8

judicial review

Question 9

Appeals courts have ___ judge panels that review District court decisions to see if a mistake in applying the law was made

Answer 9

3

Question 10

Florida is divided into 3 Federal District Regions; Northern, Middle, and Southern. We are in the _________ District for the Federal Judiciary.

Answer 10

Middle

Question 11

If the U.S. Supreme Court finds that a law violates or contradicts something in the U.S. Constitution, they can rule that law _________________

Answer 11

Unconditional