Article III: The Courts

Appellate jurisdiction refers to the Supreme Court's authority to hear a case for the first time. the Supreme Court's authority to hear a case from a lower court. a lower court's authority to hear a case from the executive branch. a lower court's authority to hear a case from the legislative branch.

The Supreme Court is best characterized as a federal court. an appellate court. a judicial court. a inferior court.

An unanswered Constitutional question about the judicial branch is who should approve judges and justices. how to create lower federal courts. how to create a Supreme Court. who should appoint judges and justices.

Which explains a difference between an original case and appellate case that the Supreme Court hears? An original case has been heard by a lower court, while an appellate case has not. An original case involves the executive branch, while an appellate case does not. An appellate case involves the legislative branch, while an original case does not. An appellate case has been heard by a lower court, while an original case has not.

Compared with the executive and legislative branches, the main purpose of the judicial branch is to make laws. to execute laws. to interpret laws. to overrule laws.

Why did the Constitution grant the judicial branch the power to create "inferior courts"? The Constitution anticipated there would be many cases and issues that courts would need to decide. The Constitution feared the Supreme Court would become too powerful without other courts. The Constitution wanted other branches of government to have their own courts. The Constitution wanted federal and state courts to share power under the Supreme Court.

People who make judgments in lower federal courts are called justices. judges. officers. lawyers.

During criminal cases, which are guaranteed by the Constitution? judges and lawyers trials and juries judges and trials justices and lawyers

The judicial branch has the power to try criminal cases by ⇒ jury.

The Constitution gives Congress the power to create federal courts lower than the Supreme Court. higher than the Supreme Court. equal to the Supreme Court. unaffected by the Supreme Court.