US Court Systems TEST
Quiz by Theresa Maluchnik
Feel free to use or edit a copy
includes Teacher and Student dashboards
Measure skillsfrom any curriculum
Measure skills
from any curriculum
Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.
With a free account, teachers can
- edit the questions
- save a copy for later
- start a class game
- view complete results in the Gradebook and Mastery Dashboards
- automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
- assign as homework
- share a link with colleagues
- print as a bubble sheet
Our brand new solo games combine with your quiz, on the same screen
Correct quiz answers unlock more play!
12 questions
Show answers
- Q1Why was NOT having a federal court system a weakness under the Articles of Confederation?There was no way to solve disputes between states.Congress had no power to collect taxes.The court system was unorganized and ineffective.There was a weak central government.120s
- Q2A court decides that the First Amendment permits a journalist to write an article on something the government wants to keep secret. What type of law was MOST involved in the decision?common lawmilitary lawconstitutional lawstatutory law120s
- Q3"Any member of the armed forces who ...remains absent from his unit...with intent to remain away...is guilty of desertion." -Art. 85 What type of law does this involve?Juvenile lawMilitary lawCriminal lawCivil law120s
- Q4Of the choices below, what may happen following a guilty verdict in a criminal case?A U.S. Court of Appeals retries the case.The defendant may appeal to a higher court.The criminal case becomes a civil case.The U.S. Supreme Court automatically reviews the case.120s
- Q5A man enters an electronics store and points a gun at the store clerk. He demands all of the cash in the register and flees the scene with $3,600. What type of law has been violated?Common lawCivil lawCriminal lawMilitary law120s