Quiz 11

Question 1

What act established the structure of the federal court system and became the first bill ever introduced in the Senate?

Answer 1

Judiciary Act of 1789

Question 2

What professional interest group has the most influence on the President and his choice of a federal judge?

Answer 2

American Bar Association

Question 3

What are the most active of the federal judiciary courts?

Answer 3

United States District Courts

Question 4

What rule states that evidence obtained illegally is not admissible in a court of law?

Answer 4

Exclusionary Rule

Question 5

What word refers to past decisions involving similar cases?

Answer 5

precedents

Question 6

courts created by Congress by its authority under Article III

Answer 6

constitutional courts

Question 7

a jury assembled to determine whether there is sufficient evidence against the accused to try a case

Answer 7

grand jury

Question 8

the right of a court to hear and decide a case

Answer 8

jurisdiction

Question 9

an official examination of available evidence in a court of law

Answer 9

trial

Question 10

a jury that actually hears a case in court and decides upon a verdict

Answer 10

trial jury