U.S Court System

The power and authority to hear a case and make a judgment

• Jurisdiction

• Diversity of Citizenship

• Appellate

• District Court

__________ jurisdiction is the power to reverse a decision from a lower court.

• Supreme

• Appellate

• Original

• Ultimate

Diversity of Citizenship cases are when

• Parties are diverse in their citizenship

• Parties are from the same state

• Parties are diverse in gender

• Parties case deals with a juvenile

In both the State and Federal Court system, the middle level court is the Court of Appeals.

• TRUE

• FALSE

This court's power is exercised when the result of a lower court/agency is appealed by one or more of the parties.

• Supreme Court

• District Court

• Appellate Court

• Probate Court

What are the justices in an appellate court trying to determine?

• If there is missing evidence from the original decision

• If the lower court applied the law correctly in the original decision

• If the lower court needs to be sued for their original decision

• If the case can go up to the Supreme Court

The appellate court accepts new evidence and calls new witnesses.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following is not an example of a Federal Specialty Court?

• Court of Federal Claims

• Court of International Trade

• Family Court

Which of the following is not an example of a State Specialty court?

• Court of Federal Claims

• Probate Court

• Juvenile Court

• Family Court

Who appoints justices of the United State Supreme Court?

• Governor

• Senate

• President

• Chief Justice