The Judiciary CH. 15

Question 1

Policies that support greater equality, often by granting racial or gender preferences in hiring, education, or contracting, are known as ___________.

Answer 1

Affirmative Action

Question 2

The right to _________, or the right of parties in a dispute to have their case determined by a group of ordinary citizens, dates back in England to the Magna Carta (1215

Answer 2

Trial by jury

Question 3

When a case is appealed, the court of appeals decides the case solely based upon __________.

Answer 3

Questions of law

Question 4

Intermediate federal courts that are above the district courts and below the Supreme Court are known as

Answer 4

courts of appeal

Question 5

_________ of the Constitution establishes the judicial branch of government.

Answer 5

Article 3

Question 6

_________ are federal trial courts at the bottom of the federal judicial hierarchy.

Answer 6

Civil suit

Question 7

In _________, the government prosecutes an individual for breaking the law.

Answer 7

Criminal case

Question 8

The overwhelming majority of federal cases are resolved in the ________.

Answer 8

District courts

Question 9

Where in the Constitution is the equal protection clause?

Answer 9

Fourteenth Amendment