Article III: The Courts

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

Which is a true statement about federal judges? They are appointed by the Senate. They serve five-year terms. They are approved by the Supreme Court. They serve lifetime terms.

In terms of jurisdiction, the Supreme Court has executive and appellate. original and appellate. legislative and original. original and executive.

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.

Which explains why Supreme Court justices are given lifetime appointments? They give justices original jurisdiction. They protect justices from political pressure. They connect justices to appellate courts. They provide justices with unlimited power.

The diagram is an example of original jurisdiction. appellate jurisdiction. executive jurisdiction. legislative jurisdiction.

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

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.

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.