POLS110

Quiz questions about the Courts, part I

1. Judicial Review. Find that in the Constitution for me.

2. Recall that the federal (national) court system has three
levels. At the bottom are the ______ courts and at the top 
we have the _____. 

3. The federal courts that are in the middle have no
original jurisdiction. What kind of jurisdiction do they
have?

4. If somebody who loses can be sent to jail, is that
person in civil or criminal court?

5. I suppose you were stumped by question 1 and worked on
2,3, and 4. Now you are back to Judicial Review again. 
Stop looking, its not in there.  How did the Supreme
Court "get" the power of Judicial Review?

6. Unlike "Judicial Review", which is not stated in the
constitution, original and appellate jurisdication
of the Supreme Court are stated in there.
What cases fit into the Supreme Court's original
jurisdiction?