Chapter 18

Question 1

chief justice

Answer 1

head of the highest court (Supreme)

Question 2

judicial reveiw

Answer 2

power of the courts to declare a law as unconstitutional

Question 3

jurisdiction

Answer 3

authority of a court to hear a case

Question 4

supreme court

Answer 4

highest court in US

Question 5

judicial branch

Answer 5

interprets laws

Question 6

executive branch

Answer 6

enforces laws

Question 7

original jurisdiction

Answer 7

authority of a court to hear a case for the first time

Question 8

district court

Answer 8

federal trial court; third highest court

Question 9

concurrent jurisdiction

Answer 9

SHARED authority to hear a case

Question 10

appeals court

Answer 10

reviews court; second highest; hears cases from lower courts

Question 11

appellate jurisdiction

Answer 11

authority to review a case

Question 12

legislative branch

Answer 12

makes/passes laws

Question 13

FIRST african american justice

Answer 13

thurgood marshall

Question 14

FIRST FEMALE justice

Answer 14

sandra day oconnor

Question 15

CURRENT female justicies

Answer 15

a) Sonia Sotomayor
b) Elena Kagan
c) Amy Barrett
d) Kentanji Jackson

Question 16

CURRENT african american justices

Answer 16

a) clarance thomas
b) kentanji jackson

Question 17

CURRENT chief justice

Answer 17

john roberts