Judicial Branch Glossary: Answer Key

Judicial Branch in a Flash 1. The only court the constitution creates is the ________.: Supreme Court 2. The two court systems in the United States are __________________.: the federal court system and state court system 3. Two kinds of legal cases are ____________.: civil and criminal 4. The job of the Court of Appeals is __________.: review cases from the District Court 5. It's difficult to take a case to the Supreme Court ___________.: they get to choose the cases they want to hear 6. If you lose a case in the trial court, you can __________________.: ask a higher court look at the verdict and replace it 7. If an appellate court affirms a case, it means ________________.: they let the trial court's decision stand 8. If a law is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court can _______.: outlaw it 9. Evidence is used for ________________.: proving the client's side 10. A trail with no jury is called a ___________________.: bench trail 11. List these in the right order: The Court of Appeals remands the case, a new trail begins, the first verdict is appealed.: The first verdict is appealed, The Court of Appeals remands the case, a new trail begins 12. List these in the right order: Trail is held in the District Court, The Supreme Court agrees to hear the case, an appeal is made to the Court of Appeals.: Trail is held in the District Court, , an appeal is made to the Court of Appeals, The Supreme Court agrees to hear the case 13. List these in the right order: The Supreme Court strikes down the law, Supreme Court hears a case about the law, Congress passes a law.: Congress passes a law, Supreme Court hears a case about the law, The Supreme Court strikes down the law. 14. Trail Court:: Might have a jury trial, hears cases for the first time 15. Both the Trail Court and the Appellate Court:: hears civil cases, hear criminal cases, works with laws 16. Appellate Court:: reviews a verdict to look for mistakes, usually has three-judge panels, does not hear cases for the first time 17. How many courts systems are in the US?: two 18. Group of people who decide a case after hearing the evidence.: jury 19. When an appellate court upholds a verdict...: affirm 20. What appellate judges look for when they review a case...: mistakes 21. Number of justices on the Supreme Court...: nine 22. When an appellate court rejects a verdict...: reverse 23. Type of court that reviews the trails courts decision...: appellate 1/2 24. The Supreme Court's power to decided what is constitutional...: judicial review 25. when there is more than on judge, the group of judges is called...: panel 26. The lowest court in the federal system...: district court 27. Choosing between the federal or state court system depends on the _________ involved in the case.: laws 28. The first court to hear a case....: trail court 29. When an appellate court sends a case back to the trail court...: remand 30. Type of case relating to people's rights...: civil 31. Type of case about someone accused of committing a crime...: criminal 32. Asking an appellate court to review a case is called...: appeal 33. Congress creating other courts is an example of what?: The elastic clause. 2/2