SS.7.C.3.8 Judicial Branch

What do the highest courts of Florida and the United States have in common?

• Both have the same number of justices

• Both have chief justices

• Justices serve for life with good behavior.

• Justices serve for set terms of office.

How does the Supreme Court decide which cases to review each year?

• . It grants writs of certiorari to all cases that come before it on appeal.

• It grants writs of certiorari to all cases recommended to it by the President of the United States.

• It grants writs of certiorari to most of those cases on which the U.S. Circuit Courts are already in general agreement.

• It grants writs of certiorari to some of the cases it believes to be of national importance.

Article III of the Constitution established the U.S. Supreme Court. Why does this article refer to this court as "supreme"?

• It hears more cases than any other court

• It has authority over all other courts of the US

• It's officers are appointed by the President of the US

• It has authority over both the executive and legislative branches

How does an appellate court differ from a trial court?

• Appellate has a jury

• Appellate court decides issues of fact

• Appellate court examines more witnessess

• Appellate court reviews another court's decision

What step can a party immediately take once it loses its case in the US District Court?

• It can appeal to the US Supreme Court

• It can appeal to the Florida Supreme Court

• It can appeal to the US Circuit Court of Appeals

• It can appeal to the Florida District Court of Appeals

Which court completes the diagram?

• U.S. Supreme Court

• Florida District Court

• Court of Veteran Appeals

• Florida Supreme Court

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