Article III
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- Q1What part of the U.S. Constitution outlines the judicial branch?Article IIIArticle IIPreambleArticle I120s
- Q2Which of the following relates to the word "judicial"?law enforcementlegislatorscourts and judgeslaw-makers120s
- Q3What is an "inferior" court?a court lower in power to the Supreme Courta court with equal power to the Supreme Courta court higher in power to the Supreme Courtanother name for the Supreme Court120s
- Q4What person is NOT qualified right now to be a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?Jose – 25 years old; born and raised in Miami; never graduated from high schoolRob – 45 years old; born and raised in Orlando; graduated from Yale law schoolMelissa – 35 years old; born in Mexico but has spent the past 20 years living in TexasThey ALL qualify to be a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.120s
- Q5Which of the following relates to a constitutional requirement to be a federal judge?residencycitizenshipgood behaviorage120s
- Q6Which of the following cases would the Supreme Court be the LEAST likely to hear?a crime committed by an ambassadora question about the Constitutiona murder triala dispute between two states120s
- Q7What does the power of appellate jurisdiction allow the U.S. Supreme Court to do?not a hear a casehear a case for the first timereview a case from a lower courtappeal a case to the next highest court120s
- Q8What does the power of original jurisdiction allow the U.S. Supreme Court to do?appeal a case to next highest courtnot hear a casehear a case for the first timereview a case from a lower court120s
- Q9Which list contains the most appropriate synonyms for the word "jurisdiction"?court; tribunal; inquisitionmarine; nautical; navigationaldispute; argument; fightpower; authority; control120s
- Q10What case would the U.S. Supreme Court be the first court to hear the case?Florida v. GeorgiaBurkwit v. WalterClinton v. TrumpThe United States v. Simpson120s
- Q11If Doug lives in Alabama, commits a crime in Florida, drives through Georgia, and gets arrested in South Carolina, where would Doug go on trial?GeorgiaFloridaAlabamaSouth Carolina120s
- Q12What right does Article III guarantee in all criminal trials?trial by juryright to see and hear the witnesses against youright to remain silentassistance of a lawyer120s
- Q13What is a "jury"?a group of judges who officiate over a court casea group of defendants put on trial for their crimesa group of citizens who listen to evidence and make a decisiona group of lawyers who question witnesses and present evidence120s
- Q14What is an "appeal"?a request made to a lower court to review a higher court's decisiona request made to an inferior courta request made to a higher court to review a lower court's decisiona request made to the Supreme Court120s
- Q15If the following people committed a crime, which of their court cases would automatically start at the Supreme Court?President of the United StatesPresident pro temporeSpeaker of the HouseAmbassador to Germany120s