Federal Court System

The authority  of a court to hear and decide cases

• Jurisdiction
• Hearing
• Judges
• Clause

Defendants may ask for a review of their case by a higher court if they think the court has made a mistake. This review is called an

• Accusation
• Defense
• Appeal
• Lawyer

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

How many justices are on the Supreme Court

• Seven

• Eight

• Nine

• Ten

Which show the the three levels of the Federal Court System, from lowest to highest?

• City, County, State

• District, Appeal, Supreme

• Supreme, Appeal, District

• County, State, Federal

District Courts are the lowest level federal courts.

• True

• False

What is the meaning of original jurisdiction? (When you are sure write the definition in your notebook.)

• the power to hear appeals

• the power to overrule a judgement

• the power to hear a case for the first time

• the power to stop other courts from hearing a case

Which article in the Constitution details the Judiciary branch of our government? 

• Article 1
• Article 2
• Article 3
• Article 4

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