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

An appellate court is where the

• first trial is heard

• appeal is heard

• Supreme Court hears the case

• the case waits to be assigned to a court

The highest court in the federal court system is

• District Court

• Supreme Court

• Court of Appeals

• trial court

Supreme Court judges are called

• justices

• your majesty

• king/queen

• judges

How many District Courts are there in the federal court system?

• 92

• 93

• 94

• 95

How many Courts of Appeal are in the federal court system?

• 13

• 14

• 15

• 16

How many Supreme Courts are in the federal court system?

• 3

• 1

• 2

• 4

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