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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the court of final appeal (the last court you can appeal to) in Virginia? (Page C)
General District CourtCircuit CourtVirginia Appeals CourtVirginia Supreme Court - 2. Multiple Choice
Who decides cases in the United States District Court? (Page B)
Jury, no judgeJudge and juryMagistratesJudge, no jury - 3. Multiple Choice
Which Virginia court has only appellate jurisdiction? (Page C)
Juvenile and Domestic Relations CourtGeneral District Court of VirginiaCircuit Court of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia - 4. Multiple Choice
Who decides the cases in the Virginia Court of Appeals? (Page C)
MagistratesBoth judge and juryJudges, no juryJury, no judges - 5. Multiple Choice
What court in Virginia has limited original and mostly appellate jurisdiction? (Page C)
Virginia Supreme CourtCircuit CourtGeneral District CourtVirginia Court of Appeals - 6. Multiple Choice
Which United States court has only original jurisdiction? (Page B)
Supreme CourtMilitary CourtDistrict CourtCourt of Appeals - 7. Multiple Choice
What is the best title for this diagram? (Page B)
Organization of the Universal CourtOrganization of the Magistrate CourtsOrganization of the Virginia Court SystemOrganization of the US Court System - 8. Multiple Choice
The 5th Amendment protects us from unfair actions by the — (Page E)
State governmentForeign governmentsNational governmentLocal government - 9. Multiple Choice
Where does the judicial branch in Virginia get its power from? (Page C)
Virginia ConstitutionFederal LawsVirginia VotersUnited States Constitution - 10. Multiple Choice
What is the highest court in the country? (Page B)
U.S. District Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Military Court
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the best title for the empty box of the diagram? (Page B)
Virginia Court of AppealsUnited States Court of AppealsWorld Court of AppealsMilitary Court of Appeals - 12. Multiple Choice
If you were accused of a federal crime, which United States court would conduct your jury trial? (Page B)
Supreme Court
Magistrate Court
District Court
Court of Appeals
- 13. Multiple Choice
What types of cases are heard in Virginia Circuit Court? (Page C)
Cases involving familiesMisdemeanorsTraffic casesFelonies - 14. Multiple Choice
What term means the authority of a court to be the first to hear a case? (Page B or vocab. sheet)
Appellate jurisdictionFirst jurisdictionOriginal jurisdictionOpen jurisdiction - 15. Multiple Choice
What Virginia court hears misdemeanors and small civil cases (Page C)?
Virginia Supreme Court
Circuit Court
General District Court
Court of Appeals
- 16. Multiple Choice
What does judicial review allow the courts to do? (Page D or vocab. sheet)
Review laws and acts to see if they agree with the ConstitutionChange the laws of the ConstitutionCreate new lawsRelease criminals from jail - 17. Multiple Choice
What court has the judicial review over ALL lower courts? (Page B)
State Supreme CourtCourt of AppealsUS Supreme CourtCircuit Court - 18. Multiple Choice
What Supreme Court decision gave the court system the power of judicial review? (Page D)
McCulloch v. MarylandRoe v. WadeBrown v. Board of EducationMarbury v. Madison - 19. Multiple Choice
What is the supreme law of the land? (Page D)
State lawVA Constitution
Local lawU.S. Constitution
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is a criminal case? (Page A or vocab. sheet)
Disagreement between two partiesWhere someone is released from jailWhen someone is accused of breaking a contractWhere someone is accused of breaking a law - 21. Multiple Choice
Bail is money used to- (Vocab. sheet or Page A)
Hire a lawyerRelease a defendant from jailPay an expert witnessPay for protection - 22. Multiple ChoiceWhen police have a good reason to believe a suspect has been involved in a crime, they have —Criminal casesWarrants for crimesProbable causeCriminal cause
- 23. Multiple Choice
Who is the plaintiff in this case? (Vocab. sheet or Page A)
Teddy WhitakerCharles SmithPaloma MasonCarl Johns - 24. Multiple Choice
What is a civil case? (Page A OR Vocab. sheet)
When someone goes to the Supreme CourtWhen someone breaks the lawWhen someone is caught speedingDisagreement between two parties - 25. Multiple Choice
In what part of a criminal case will a defendant be formally charged and enter a plea? (Page A)
TrialArraignmentIndictmentPreliminary hearing - 26. Multiple Choice
A person accused of a crime is the - (Page A OR vocab. sheet)
DefendantProsecutorJudgeJury - 27. Multiple Choice
Which amendments are associated with due process? (Page E)
1st and 8th5th and 19th1st and 14th5th and 14th - 28. Multiple Choice
Constitutional protection against unfair governmental actions and laws is — (Page E OR Vocab. sheet)
Freedom of relgionDue process of lawThe Bill of RightsVoting rights - 29. Multiple Choice
Which amendment prevents state and local governments from violating due process? (Page E)
10th14th1st5th - 30. Multiple Choice
State laws must conform to (Page D)
City charters
the VA Constitution
ordinances
budgets
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