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

Aappealed directly from the trial court decision because of a constitutional question

Bheard by a court of appeal and there is a legitimate constitutional question

Crefused to be heard in either a criminal or civil court of appeals

Ddismissed 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?

Anatural rights

Bsocial contract

Cpopular sovereignty

Dlimited government

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

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

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

CState 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.

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