government quiz judicial

Question 1

judiciary act of 1789

Answer 1

the first bill ever introduced into Senate
-5 associate judges for Supreme Court
-3 circuit courts
- 13 federal district courts

Question 2

constitutional courts

Answer 2

courts that congress created under Article III
-district courts
-court of appeals
-court of appeals for the federal circuit
-court of international trade
-supreme court

Question 3

jurisdiction

Answer 3

the right of the court to hear and decide a case

Question 4

Article III, section 2

Answer 4

establishes jurisdiction to:
1) the subject matters pf the case
2) parties involved

Question 5

Constitutional Courts have Federal jurisdiction when:

Answer 5

1) it involves the Constitution
2) involves federal laws and treaties
3) admiralty and maritime matters

Question 6

American Bar Association

Answer 6

a voluntary association of lawyers, judges, and law teachers

Question 7

11th Amendment (1798)

Answer 7

a state cannot be sued in federal court by its own citizens, by citizens of another state, or by a foreign country

Question 8

criminal case

Answer 8

where the government is the prosecutor and seeks to bring legal action against the defendant because they have wronged society

Question 9

civil case

Answer 9

person filing lawsuit feels they have been wronged by the defendent and is seeking to recover something of value

Question 10

hung jury

Answer 10

cannot agree on a verdict

Question 11

trial

Answer 11

official examination of available evidence in a court of law

Question 12

Article 3, section 2

Answer 12

right to trial by jury in federal courts, only exception is in impeachment of a federal official

Question 13

grand jury

Answer 13

13-23 is assembled to examine the evidence presented by prosecutor to determine whether there is sufficient evidence against the accused to try a case

Question 14

trial (petit) jury

Answer 14

composed of 6-12 jurors from the federal district actually hears the case in court

Question 15

direct evidence

Answer 15

where eyewitnessees will be called to stand

Question 16

circumstantial evidence

Answer 16

conclusions are deducted from facts about the case

Question 17

demonstrative evidence

Answer 17

involves evidence using an object (ex. gun with fingerprints)

Question 18

appeal

Answer 18

request that a higher court review the case records and verdict of a lower court

Question 19

appelate jurisdiction

Answer 19

the right of a court to review the ruling of a lower court

Question 20

supreme court

Answer 20

highest court in the U.S.
mandated by Article 3, section 1 of constitution
8 associate judges
1 chief justice

Question 21

appeals process

Answer 21

options:
reject- if rejected the lower courts decision still stands
hear the case
decisions:
-uphold the ruling
-overrrule the court
-modify: change a part

Question 22

district court jurisdiction

Answer 22

-state laws
-marriage/divorce/adoption
-most civil suits
-personal injuries
-probate (will and estates)
-contracts

Question 23

original jurisdiction

Answer 23

federal crimes
civil suits- diversity of citizenship (states) and is over 75,000
supervise bankruptcy and naturalizationre
review federal agencies
admiralty and maritime

Question 24

reason for appealing

Answer 24

questions on the application of the law
if the law is unconstitutional
trial process is unfair

Question 25

original jurisdiction

Answer 25

court that hears a case for the first time
decides the facts of the case

can appeal if they dislike the outcome of the trial

Question 26

appelate jurisdiction

Answer 26

“higher court”
“appeals” court
decides the application of the law
NO new evidence- just a review to see if the law was applied fairly