Ch. 8 The Federal Courts Review
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- Q1
Which courts hear the vast majority of cases in the United States?
Appellate Courts
State Courts
Bankruptcy Courts
Federal Courts
30s - Q2
Who makes a legal complaint in a court proceeding?
Plantiff
Defendant
Public Defender
Jury
30s - Q3
Which type of jurisdiction is held by a court that reviews the proceedings of a lower court?
Concurrent
Appellate
Exclusive
Original
30s - Q4
Which courts serve as the trial courts of the federal system?
district courts
bankruptcy courts
state supreme courts
court of appeals
30s - Q5
Which of the following would be handled in a civil trial?
kidnapping
murder
making false statements in a legal proceeding
dispute over property
30s - Q6
What kind of cases makes up the major part of the Supreme Court’s load?
appeals
jury trials
trials without juries
disputes between states
30s - Q7
How many justices does the Supreme Court have today?
7
8
6
9
30s - Q8
The concept that a judge should interpret the Constitution according to the Framers’ originalintention is known as judicial
restraint
review
activism
philosophy
30s - Q9
Which term refers to previous court rulings?
precedent
judicial review
senatorial courtesy
jurisdiction
30s - Q10
Who holds the power to impeach a federal judge?
Department of Justice
state that the judge serves
Congress
President
30s - Q11
The Framers thought that making federal judgeships permanent would help ensure
that judges would become wealthy.
strong party involvement in the selection of judges.
diversity among federal judges.
judicial independence.
30s - Q12
Congress and the states can check the federal judiciary by
firing judges.
refusing to obey unpopular rulings.
amending the Constitution.
cutting the judges’ pay.
30s - Q13
Which group gathers to hear evidence of a possible crime and to recommend whether there issufficient evidence to file criminal charges?
magistrate judges
grand jury
trial jury
public defenders
30s - Q14
Which term refers to the legal process by which people who cannot pay money they owe others can receive court protection and assistance in settling their debts?
sovereign immunity
court-martial
bankruptcy
precedent
30s - Q15
What is the main job of a federal district court judge?
presiding over trials
deciding which cases to hear
hearing appeals from lower courts
maintaining court records
30s