Judicial System Review (CE.9)
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- Q1
The authority to hear a court case FIRST is called _____.
Misdemeanor
Appellate jurisdiction
Plaintiff
Original jurisdiction
20sCE.9 - Q2
What is the court that has original jurisdiction for misdemeanors?
U.S. District Court
General District Court
Circuit Court
Virginia Court of Appeals
20s - Q3
What is the name for a serious or major crime?
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A court's power to hear an appeal is called _____.
Appellate jurisdiction
Arraignment
Original jurisdiction
Plaintiff
20s - Q5
What federal court has judges and appellate jurisdiction from the U.S. District Court?
U.S. Supreme Court
Circuit Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
General District Court
20s - Q6
What Virginia court has 7 justices and appellate jurisdiction from the Court of Appeals?
Virginia Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
Virginia Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
20s - Q7
What is the name for a minor or small crime?
Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble45s - Q8
Identify the following courts as either Federal or State.
Users sort answers between categoriesSorting45s - Q9
Why was the case of Marbury v. Madison important?
It was the first case ever heard by the Supreme Court
It was the first to use the power of judicial review.
It was the first time a law was vetoed.
It was the first time an amendment was added to the Constitution.
20s - Q10
The Virginia Constitution is the "supreme law of the land."
falsetrueTrue or False20s - Q11
"Judicial review" is the power to declare a law _______.
supreme
ratified
unconstitutional
guilty
20s - Q12
"Due process" is mentioned in two constitutional amendments. Match the amendment with the correct level of government.
Users link answersLinking30s - Q13
Put the steps of the criminal trial process in the correct order.
Users link answersLinking45s - Q14
In a civil trial, the person who starts the case by filing a complaint is the ______.
Defendant
Jury
Compensation
Plaintiff
20s - Q15
In order to make an arrest, police must have a reasonable belief that a person is involved in a crime. What is the name for this "reasonable belief"?
Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble45s