Court Systems

The authority  of a court to hear and decide cases

• Jurisdiction
• Hearing
• Judges
• Clause

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

Top level of the federal court system

• appeals courts

• Supreme Court

• district courts

• exclusive jurisdiction

Which type of law involves settling disputes or disagreements between people?

• criminal
• civil

If you break a law of the United States, your case will probably be in ...

• federal court
• state court
• military court
• civil court

How does one become a federal judge?

• Nominated by the President
• Selected by Congress
• Appointed by a governor

A trial in which the guilt or innocence of a person accused of a crime is decided is called a:

• a civil trial

• a criminal trial

• a trial judge

• a judicial decision

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.