Name: ______________________________________________________________ Date: _______________
JUDICIAL BRANCH STUDY GUIDE
Directions: Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. The questions below will look very
familiar to the questions that will be on the upcoming test. This will be due on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 (the day
of the test).
1. The process (three steps) for hearing a court case in the Supreme Court. (OUTLINE #4)
2. The Gideon v. Wainwright court case (outcome/significance) as it is related to judicial review, due process,
and the right to a fair trial. (GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT HOMEWORK)
3. The type of jurisdiction trial courts have. (OUTLINE #1)
4. The type of jurisdiction courts of appeals have. (OUTLINE #1)
5. Examples of concurrent jurisdiction. (OUTLINE #1)
6. Type of courts that come first/have original jurisdiction in the federal court system. (OUTLINE #1)
7. The judicial branch power Brown v. Board of Education helped shape/influence. (OUTLINE #2 / COURT
CASE ASSIGNMENT)
8. The judicial branch power Marbury v. Madison helped shape/influence. (OUTLINE #2 / COURT CASE
ASSIGNMENT)
9. The judicial branch power Plessy v. Furgeson helped shape/influence. (OUTLINE #2 / COURT CASE
ASSIGNMENT)
10. The judicial branch power the Dred Scott case helped shape/influence. (OUTLINE #2 / COURT CASE
ASSIGNMENT)
11. The three types of constitutional courts. (OUTLINE #3)
12. The Judicial branch is in which article of the constitution? (JUDICIAL BRANCH SCAVENGER HUNT)
13. What state courts have authority over. (OUTLINE #1)
14. What federal courts have authority over. (OUTLINE #1)
15. Definition of jurisdiction. (OUTLINE #1)
16. Definition of concurrent jurisdiction. (OUTLINE #1)
17. The Supreme Court Chief Justice that helped protect minority rights. (OUTLINE #2)
18. The Supreme Court Chief Justice that helped established Judicial Review. (OUTLINE #1)
19. The number of federal district courts there are in the US and in Ohio. (OUTLINE #3)
20. The number of federal courts of appeals there are. (OUTLINE #3)
21. The job of a Grand Jury. (OUTLINE #3)
22. The job of a Petit Jury. (OUTLINE #3)
23. The Supreme Court hears trials that come from these three places. (OUTLINE #4)
24. The type of jurisdiction the Supreme Court typically has. (OUTLINE #4)
25. The number of Justices that are on the Supreme Court. (OUTLINE #4)
26. How long a term is for a Supreme Court Justice. (OUTILNE #4)
27. The person/group that appoints a Supreme Court Justice. (OUTLINE #4)
28. The person/group that approves the appointment of a Supreme Court Justice. (OUTLINE #4)
29. The term for how many Supreme Court Justices it takes to decide if an appealed case may be heard.
(OUTLINE #4)
30. The name of the opinion of Justices on the losing side. (OUTLINE #4)
31. The name of the opinion of justices on the majority side. (OUTLINE #4)
32. Definition of criminal law. (OUTLINE #5)
33. When/why does the government get involved in criminal law? (OUTLINE #5)
34. Definition of civil law. (OUTLINE #5)
35. When/why does the government get involved in civil law? (OUTLINE #5)
36. The pros and cons of judicial review. (PART II GAMBLING AND JUDICIAL REVIEW MOVIE
WORKSHEET)