Jurisdiction
Question: The authority of a court to hear a case for the first time.
Answer: What is original jurisdiction?
Question: The two types of courts in the dual court system.
Answer: What are state and federal courts?
Question: The branch of government that interprets laws.
Answer: What is the Judicial Branch?
Question: The document that created the Judicial Branch.
Answer: What is the U.S. Constitution?
Question: The number of justices currently on the Supreme Court.
Answer: What is nine?
Question: The authority of a court to hear a case on appeal from a lower court.
Answer: What is appellate jurisdiction?
Question: The two main types of legal cases heard in courts.
Answer: What are civil and criminal cases?
Question: Federal judges are appointed for this length of time.
Answer: What is life (life terms)?
Question: The article of the Constitution that establishes the Judicial Branch.
Answer: What is Article III?
Question: Most Supreme Court cases reach the Court in this way.
Answer: What is by appeal?
Question: When both state and federal courts have the power to hear the same case.
Answer: What is concurrent jurisdiction?
Question: Federal trial courts where most cases begin.
Answer: What are district courts?
Question: The power to declare laws unconstitutional.
Answer: What is judicial review?
Question: The goal of the judicial system.
Answer: What is to ensure justice and interpret the law fairly?
Question: The Chief Justice presides over this type of trial involving the President.
Answer: What is an impeachment trial?
Question: When only one court has the authority to hear a specific case.
Answer: What is exclusive jurisdiction?
Question: The highest court in the federal court system.
Answer: What is the Supreme Court?
Question: The person who appoints federal judges.
Answer: Who is the President?
Question: A detailed written explanation of a court’s decision.
Answer: What is an opinion?
Question: The Supreme Court case that established judicial review.
Answer: What is Marbury v. Madison?
Question: The Supreme Court has this type of jurisdiction in cases involving disputes between states.
Answer: What is original jurisdiction?
Question: The highest court in the federal court system.
Answer: What is the Supreme Court?
Question: The Senate must do this before a federal judge can take office.
Answer: What is confirm the appointment?
Question: When a higher court overturns the decision of a lower court.
Answer: What is to reverse the decision?
Question: The Supreme Court only agrees to hear a case if at least this many justices agree.
Answer: What is four? (Rule of Four)