US Courts and State Courts

US Courts and State Courts

3rd - 5th Grade

16 Qs

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US Courts and State Courts

US Courts and State Courts

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The lowest level of a State Court is the Trial Court. What statement describes a Trial Court?

It sees either civil or criminal cases.

Cases are decided by a jury or a judge.

Both 1 and 2 are correct.

Both 1 and 2 are incorrect.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How many people sit on a jury?

9

10

11

12

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What are the 3 levels of State Courts?

Criminal, Civil, Appeals

State, Criminal, Civil

Trial, Appellate, State Supreme

Supreme, Criminal, State

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What are the 3 levels of our Federal Court System?

U.S.District, Appellate, U.S. Supreme

County, City, State

There are 10 levels, not 3.

Appellate, Supreme, and Meat Lovers

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Most court proceedings (about 96%) are in the state courts.

False

True

Depends on the state you live in.

Depends on who is your governor.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the Court of Appeals or Appellate Court?

A court to which appeals are taken in a federal circuit or a state.

Appellate courts review the procedures and decisions to make sure they were fair and the law was applied correctly.

There are no jury or witnesses.

All the above.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is a civil law?

Deals with a disagreement between 2 people.

Deals with someone breaking the law.

Deals with being sued for assault.

Deals with the leader breaking the law.

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