Article III: The Courts Answers

Which would most likely fall under the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?

Answer: a case between two states

Which statement best describes how the structure of the judicial branch affects its interpretation of the Constitution?

Answer: The system of federal courts and a Supreme Court may give the judicial branch multiple opportunities to interpret the Constitution.

An unanswered constitutional question about the judicial branch involves

Answer: what “good behavior” means, with regard to judicial terms.

Which explains a difference between an original case and appellate case that the Supreme Court hears?

Answer: An appellate case has been heard by a lower court, while an original case has not.

People who make judgments in lower federal courts are called

Answer: judges

The diagram shows one way that cases reach the Supreme Court.

Answer: appellate jurisdiction.

Appellate jurisdiction refers to

Answer: the Supreme Court’s authority to hear a case from a lower court.

Which explains why the Constitution gave Congress the power to create a system of federal courts?

Answer: The Constitution anticipated the need for courts lower than the Supreme Court.

The selection of federal judges by the executive branch is an example of

Answer: checks and balances.

Under which jurisdiction would further review of a federal court decision fall under?

Answer: appellate

Which is a true statement about federal judges?

Answer: They serve lifetime terms.

The diagram shows one way that cases reach the Supreme Court.

Answer: appellate jurisdiction.

Appellate jurisdiction refers to

Answer: the Supreme Court’s authority to hear a case from a lower court.

In terms of jurisdiction, the Supreme Court has

Answer: original and appellate.

Which statement best describes how the structure of the judicial branch affects its interpretation of the Constitution?

Answer: The system of federal courts and a Supreme Court may give the judicial branch multiple opportunities to interpret the Constitution.

Compared with the executive and legislative branches, the main purpose of the judicial branch is

Answer: to interpret laws.

Which explains why Supreme Court justices are given lifetime appointments?

Answer: They protect justices from political pressure.

The selection of federal judges by the executive branch is an example of

Answer: checks and balances.

Which explains a difference between an original case and appellate case that the Supreme Court hears?

Answer: An appellate case has been heard by a lower court, while an original case has not.

The Constitution gives Congress the power to create federal courts

Answer: lower than the Supreme Court.