Review Federal Legal System

What courts make up the judicial system in the United States?

• the Supreme Court only

• Federal Courts and the Supreme Court

• Federal Courts and State Courts

• State Courts and the Supreme Court

What is the function of federal courts?

• to settle civil disputes

• to enforce laws

• to conduct criminal trials

• settle civil disputes and conduct criminal trials

The federal court system's highest court is:

• the Federal District Court

• The State Supreme Court

• The Supreme Court

• The Federal Appeals Courts

The level of federal court that has general jurisdiction is:

• The Supreme Court

• The Federal District Court

• The Federal Circuit Court

• all of the above

There are 94 of these types of courts in the United States and territories:

• Federal District Courts

• Federal Circuit Courts

• Supreme Courts

The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over some types of cases.

• TRUE

• FALSE

If a man from Minnesota cheats a man from New York out of millions of dollars, it would be tried in federal court because

• the lawyers from different states pass different exams

• these cases deal with maritime laws

• different states have different laws and which state’s law system would be used?

• New York allows these actions

Which of the following is NOT a decision that can be handed down from the Federal Appeals Courts:

• impose a sentence of life in prison

• uphold the District Court's decision

• reverse the District Court's ruling

• remand the case back to District Court to be tried again

Which court have original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction?

• federal district court

• federal court of appeals

• U.S. Supreme Court

• federal agencies