16 questions
Which of the following is a responsibility of the judicial branch of the United States government?
making new laws
vetoing laws it doesn't like
resolving disputes under the law
putting federal laws into effect
What check does the Supreme Court have on Congress?
may veto laws
may disapprove treaties or appointments
may appoint judges
may declare legislative action unconstitutional
Original jurisdiction is sometimes a subject of debate for federal versus states courts.
Which of the following cases would the federal court system have original jurisdiction over?
disputes between two citizens of the same state
disputes between two states
violations of local ordinances
violation of state laws
The passage below describes a dispute between two neighbors:
"Liz's 16 year old daughter backed into Doug's car while it was parked in front oh his house. Doug sued Liz of $1500 to cover the cost of repairing the car."
Which court heard the case?
Circuit Court of Appeals
Florida Supreme Court
Appellate Court
County Court
The power of the Supreme Court to decide what the Constitution means is.......
Appellate Jurisdiction
Summary Judgement
Judicial Review
Writ of Certiorari
The power of a higher court to review a decision from a lower court is called....
appellate jurisdiction
summary judgement
judicial review
writ of certiorari
The list below outlines the path through Florida's state court system. What is missing?
Court of Veterans Appeals
Florida Supreme Court
U.S. Court of appeals
State-level court of claims
Which type of law is used to solve disputes between people or organizations?
Civil
Constitutional
Criminal
Military
Which of these statements describes a civil case?
A crime has been committed
A jury of judge decides guilt or innocence
State a local governments are not involved
the court decides in favor of one side or another
What is the court of "final appeal"?
Appellate court of Washington D.C.
Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 13th Circuit
U.S. District Court
Judges base their decisions on ____________________ set in similar cases.
Precedent
District Court
Circuit Courts
Appeal
How many justices make up the Florida Supreme Court?
5
6
7
8