Federal Court System Review

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 Supreme Court case in which the Supreme Court gave itself the power of "Judicial Review" is....

• Adams v Onis
• Roe v Wade
• Marbury v Madison
• Marshall v Adams

What step can a party immediately take once it loses its case in U.S. District Court?

• It can appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court
• It can appeal to the Florida Supreme Court.
• It can appeal to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
• It can appeal to the Florida District Court of Appeals.

Which is true about appellate courts?

• They have original jurisdiction only.

• Trials are heard with a judge and jury.

• They only hear misdemeanor cases.

• Judges review cases without a jury.

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, U.S. District Courts, U.S. Supreme Court 
• State Supreme Court, U.S. Appeals Court, U.S. Supreme Court 
• U.S. District Courts, U.S. Appeals Courts, U.S. Supreme Court 
• State Supreme Court, Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Supreme Court 

Which of the following shows the correct sequence of steps in a case before the Supreme Court?

• Writ issued; brief filed; oral arguments presented; opinions issued.

• Writ issued; oral arguments presented; brief filed; opinions issued.

Federal District courts were originally set up by:

• State Governments 
• Article III of the Constitution 
• Congress
• 1st President (George Washington) 

Federal District Courts are the only Federal Court: 

• to have only male judges
• to have judges run for re-election 
• to have trials decided by a jury 
• to have trials decided by judges