Article III: The Courts Answers

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Which explains why the Constitution gave Congress the power to create a system of federal courts?

A
The Constitution wanted Congress to share power with the judicial branch.
B
The Constitution anticipated the need for courts lower than the Supreme Court.
C
The Constitution wanted Congress to share power with the appellate courts.
D
The Constitution anticipated the need for courts equal to the Supreme Court.
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a case involving the laws of a single state
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a case between two companies
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a case appealed from a lower court
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a case between two states
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During criminal cases, what is guaranteed by the Constitution?

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media coverage
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trial by jury
a
an experienced lawyer
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a panel of justices
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An unanswered constitutional question about the judicial branch involves

A
who should approve judges and justices.
B
what “good behavior” means, with regard to judicial terms.
C
how a Supreme Court is created.
D
who should appoint judges and justices.
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The Constitution gives Congress the power to create federal courts

A
lower than the Supreme Court.
B
higher than the Supreme Court.
C
equal to the Supreme Court.
D
unaffected by the Supreme Court.
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The selection of federal justices by the executive branch is an example of

c
checks and balances.
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original jurisdiction.
a
advice and consent.
a
appellate jurisdiction.
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The system of federal courts and a Supreme Court may give the judicial branch multiple opportunities to interpret the Constitution.
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The system of federal courts and a Supreme Court give the judicial branch only one opportunity to interpret the Constitution.
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The system of federal courts and a Supreme Court force the judicial branch to answer to the executive branch.
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The system of federal courts and a Supreme Court force the judicial branch to answer to the legislative branch.

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