Court System

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 to arrive at an opinion?

• The judge arrives at an opinion unlike any in the past

• The judge asks for the opinions of several other justices

• The judge does not refer to the US Constitution

• The judge relies heavily on previous opinions in similar cases

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

• Article 1
• Article 2
• Article 3
• Article 4

This is the  only crime mentioned in the Constitution?

• Murder
• Arson
• War Mongering
• Treason

The authority  of a court to hear and decide cases

• Jurisdiction
• Hearing
• Judges
• Clause

Defendants may ask for a review of their case by a higher court if they think the court has made a mistake. This review is called an

• Accusation
• Defense
• Appeal
• Lawyer

The lowest level court branch 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

The judges may decide in one of three ways: uphold (AGREE) the original decision, reverse (disagree) the decision, or __________the case—send it back to the lower court to be tried again

• Rewind
• Reverse
• Reup
• Remand