Federal Court System

Which article in the Constitution details the Judiciary branch of our government?

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Article IV

The authority  of a court to hear and decide cases

• Jurisdiction
• Hearing
• Judges
• Clause

The lowest level court on the Federal Court system is...

• Supreme

• District

• Appellate

• Town

This type of jurisdiction means the first court to hear a case?

• Appellate
• Concurrent
• Exclusive
• Original

Who nominates federal judges?

• President

• Senate

• Congress

• Mayor

An appellate court sees new evidence and hears new testimony that the lower court didn't originally hear.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Federal courts decide disputes involving the Constitution and laws passed by Congress.

• True

• False

Which of the following cases would the federal court system have original jurisdiction over?

• Disputes between two citizens of the same state

• Disputes between two states

• Violations of local ordinances

• Violation of state laws

What is the correct order of the federal court system from lowest authority to highest authority?

• U.S. Appeals Courts, US District Courts, US Supreme Court

• State Supreme Court, US Appeals Court, US Supreme Court

• US Districts Courts, US Appeals Courts, US Supreme Court

• State Supreme Court, Court of Federal Claims, US Supreme Court

What does it mean when a judge uses precedent in determining an opinion?

• Determines an opinion unlike any in the past

• Asks for the opinions of several other justices

• Does not refer to the US Constitution

• Relies on previous opinions in similar cases