Organization of Courts

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Term for whether a law or action agrees with the Constitution is ___________________.

• Constitutionality

• Judicial Rebuttal

• Unconstitutional

• Marbury vs. Madison

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The power of the Supreme court to determine whether a law agrees with

the Constitution is_______________________

• Interpreter

• Constitutional

• Marbury

• Judicial Review

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Which of the following would be the best title for this chart

• The Federal Government

• Structure of the U.S. Court System

• The Court Triangle• Structure of the Virginia

Court System

Supreme Court

Court of Appeals

District Court

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Which Court is missing from this diagram?

• U.S. Circuit Court

• U.S. Court of Appeals

• VA Circuit Court

• U.S. District CourtCourt

Of appeals

?

Supreme Court

General District court

Juvenile & Domestic Relations

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The Magistrates do all of the following EXCEPT:

• Issue subpoenas

• Issue summons

• Issues search warrants

• Issues bail

• Issues sentence

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• Magistrates do NOT issue sentences!

• Good JOB!

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Appellate Jurisdiction is• A court’s authority to hear a case for the f

irst time

• A court’s authority to hear a case

• A court’s authority to hear a case from a lower court

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Original Jurisdiction is

• A court’s authority to hear a case from a lower court

• A court’s authority to hear a case

• A court’s authority to hear a case for the first time

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Which of the following courts have a jury?

• Virginia Supreme Court

• Court of Appeals of Virginia

• US Supreme Court

• US Court of Appeals

• Virginia Circuit Court

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Which of the following courts have a jury?

• Virginia Supreme Court

• Court of Appeals of Virginia

• US Supreme Court

• US District Court

• General District Court

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Which of the following courts have ONLY a judge?

• Virginia Supreme Court

• Court of Appeals of Virginia

• US Supreme Court

• General District Court

• Virginia Circuit Court

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What type of jurisdiction does the Virginia Supreme Court have?

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction with limited original jurisdiction.

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What type of jurisdiction does the Court of Appeals of Virginia have? • Appellate Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction with limited original jurisdiction.

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What type of jurisdiction does the Circuit Court have?

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction

• Original jurisdiction AND Appellate Jurisdiction

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What type of jurisdiction does the General District have?

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction AND Original jurisdiction.

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What type of jurisdiction does the U.S. Supreme Court have?

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction with limited original jurisdiction.

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What type of jurisdiction does the U.S. Court of Appeals have?

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction with limited original jurisdiction.

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What type of court system do we have?

• Three Level Court System

• Dual Court System

• We do not have a court system

• Unicameral Court System

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What is the highest court in the United States?

• Virginia Supreme Court

• U.S. Supreme Court

• General District court

• Court of Appeals

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What is the lowest court in the state of Virginia?

• U.S. District Court

• General District Court

• Court of Appeals of Virginia.

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What is the lowest U.S. Court?

• U.S. Supreme Court

• Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

• General District Court

• U.S. District Court.

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The Virginia Court System was established by__________?

• The Virginia Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Virginia Declaration of Rights

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The U.S. Court System was established by

• The Virginia Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The U.S. Constitution

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