Court Systems and Structures (Law)

Which of the following is NOT a category of U.S. Court Systems?

• U.S. District Court

• Small claims court

• Large claims court

• State court

The jury’s final decision is referred to as which of the following?

• Verdict

• Pleading

• Trial

• Appeal

Which of the following is a transfer of a case from a lower to a higher level of court?

• Breach

• Judgment

• Trial

• Appeal

Who is the party initiating a lawsuit against an organization or individual?

• Defendant

• Bailiff

• Plaintiff

• Prosecutor

A series of formal, written statements in which the plaintiff and defendant both state claims for the defense regarding the matter being disputed is which of the following?

• Appeal

• Trial

• Breach

• Pleading

Which of the following grants property rights to an inventor?

• Trademark

• Appeal

• Patent

• License

Which of the following can be defined as errors of fact which are considered so incorrect they are determined an error by law?

• Prejudicial error

• Legislative error

• Precedence error

• Jurisdiction error

Which U.S. Supreme Court case involved a family suing a school system saying the segregation of schools was unfair and was hurting children?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Wright v. Board of Education

• Tinker v. Des Moines, Iowa

• Brown v. Board of Education

If a court has control or authority over something or someone, it is said to have which of the following?

• Appeal

• Jurisdiction

• Patent

• Pleading

The highest level of the U.S. Court System is which of the following?

• Federal District Court

• Federal Courts of Appeal

• Small Claims Court

• U.S. Supreme Court