1) A supreme court has jurisdiction on a case when the case has been

a) appealed directly from the trial court decision because of a constitutional question

b) heard by a court of appeal and there is a legitimate constitutional question

c) refused to be heard in either a criminal or civil court of appeals

d) dismissed by local law enforcement against citizen wishes


2) "When a long train of abuses and usurpations…evinces a design to reduce them [the colonists] under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."—Declaration of Independence

Under what principle of government do the people have the duty described in this quote?

a) natural rights

b) social contract

c) popular sovereignty

d) limited government



3) Which of the following is true about responsibility in the U.S. Court system?

a) State courts handle most criminal and civil trials, whereas federal courts address constitutional law and appeals from state courts of last resort.

b) State courts handle constitutional law, but only the federal courts can make new laws based on their interpretations.

c) State courts handle appeals from the federal district courts, and federal district courts handle appeals from state courts as a check on the power of the courts.

d) State courts handle local trial courts and most cases though the federal court has authority to select certain cases to hear.