1) What is the third type of Federal Court? US Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, _____________________? a) World Court b) Magistrate Court c) Virginia District Court d) US District Court 2) What type of court system is used in the United States? The US consists of both Federal and State courts. a) civil court system b) bicameral court system c) dual court system d) district court system 3) What is the highest court in the country? a) Military Court b) Supreme Court c) District d) Court of Appeals 4) What type of jurisdiction does the United States District Court have? a) Appellate b) Limited original; mostly appellate c) Limited appellate; mostly original d) Original 5) What is the court of final appeal in Virginia? a) Circuit Court b) Virginia Supreme Court c) General District Court d) Virginia Appeals Court 6) Which US court conducts jury trials? a) Court of Appeals b) Supreme Court c) District Court d) Magistrate Court 7) What term means the authority of a court to be the first to hear a case? a) original jurisdiction b) first jurisdiction c) open jurisdiction d) appellate jurisdiction 8) How was the federal court system created? a) congressional bill b) Virginia constitution c) US constitution d) executive order 9) Who decides cases in the US Supreme Court? a) justices, no jury b) judge and jury c) jury, no judge d) magistrate 10) What does judicial review allow the courts to do? a) create new laws b) change laws of the constitution c) release criminals from jail d) review laws and acts to see if they agree with the constitution 11) Which court tries cases involving federal law and questions about US constitutionality? a) US Supreme Court b) Local Circuit court c) Civil court of Virginia d) Virginia Supreme court 12) What is a person accused of a crime called? a) defendant b) judge c) jury d) prosecutor 13) Who is the plaintiff in a civil case? a) prosecutor b) person filing a lawsuit c) defense lawyer d) person being sued 14) What power of the court allows it to check the legislative and executive branches? a) judicial review b) judicial interpretation c) judicial enforcement d) judicial appointment 15) In which court case did the US Supreme Court establish the power of judicial review? a) Brown v Board of Education b) Marbury v Madison c) Dred Scott v Sandford d) Plessy v Ferguson 16) In what type of case does a court settle disagreements between two parties to recover damages? a) procedural b) civil c) criminal d) appeals 17) In a criminal procedure, which of these is required for an arrest? a) arraignment b) guilty verdict c) probable cause d) sentencing 18) What two types of legal issues do courts decide? a) Civil and legal b) criminal and mental c) criminal and civil d) legal and judicial 19) Bail money is used to a) release a defendant from jail b) hire a lawyer c) pay an expert witness d) pay for protection 20) Constitutional protection against unfair governmental actions and laws... a) the Bill of Rights b) freedom of religion c) due process d) voting rights 21) Which amendments are associated with due process? a) 1st and 8th b) 5th and 19th c) 5th and 14th d) 1st and 14th

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