Federal Court System

The United States is divided into 12 regions, each one with ____________.

• district courts

• United States Tax Courts

• concurrent courts

• U.S. Court of Federal Claims

This was the first African American appointed to the Supreme Court.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Lyndon Johnson

• Sandra Day O'Connor

• Ronald Reagan

Friend of the Court.

• amicus curiae

• opinion

• writ of certiorari

• brief

How long does each side get to present their argument before the Supreme Court?

• 15 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 1 hour

• as long as they need

These courts derive their power from the Constitution and federal laws.

• federal courts

• due process clause courts

• concurrent courts

• appellate court

The authority to hear certain cases is called the _____________.

• due process clause

• separate but equal doctrine

• litigation

• jurisdiction

An assistant to a Supreme Court justice is a _______________.

• law clerk

• chief justice

• congressional page

• justice

Supreme Court written decisions.

• amicus curiae

• opinions

• writ of certiorari

• brief

This is the court of last resort in all questions of federal law.

• district court

• territorial court

• Supreme Court

• appellate court

When two or more courts have claims to hear a case that's called __________________.

• judicial review

• separate but equal doctrine

• concurrent jurisdiction

• appellate jurisdiction