Federal Court Structure & the Inferior Courts

The keyword to understanding the federal court system is _______. There are _____ terms using this word that can be paired to better understand them.

• judicial / 4

• jurisprudence / 6

• jurisdiction / 4

• judicial / 6

The first pairing of jurisdictions comes from the question of where does a particular case go because their are two court systems. This involves the pairing of _______ vs ______ jurisdiction.

• appellate / exclusive

• concurrent / exclusive

• original / appellate

• exclusive / appellate

Cases of concurrent jurisdiction belong in _______ courts. Whereas, cases of exclusive jurisdiction belong in ______ courts.

• federal courts only / state courts only

• state courts only / state or federal courts

• federal courts only / both state and federal courts

• both federal and state / federal courts only

The second pairing of jurisdictions comes from the question of when is a particular case occurring and relates to the structure of the federal court system . This involves the pairing of _______ vs ______ jurisdiction.

• appellate / exclusive

• concurrent / exclusive

• original / appellate

• exclusive / appellate

_______ jurisdiction refers to cases being heard for the first time. ________ Jurisdiction refers to cases being heard for a second or subsequent time.

• original / appellate

• appellate / original

• exclusive / appellate

• concurrent / exclusive

Which of the following is NOT one of the 8 areas of exclusive federal jurisdiction?

• A case involving a foreign world leader

• A case involving a ship 30 miles out at sea

• A case in which a governor is involved

• a case in which two states have a dispute with each other

The _______ was/were created in 1789 for the purpose of hearing cases in original jurisdiction.

• US Supreme Court

• US Courts of Appeals

• US District Courts

• US Tax Court

The _______ was/were created in 1891 for the purpose of hearing cases in appellate jurisdiction.

• US Supreme Court

• US Courts of Appeals

• US District Courts

• US Tax Court

Only the ____ has/have both original and appellate jurisdiction. All other federal courts are known as _______ courts.

• US Courts of Appeals / original jurisdiction

• US District Courts / appellate jurisdiction

• Federal Circuit Appeals Court / inferior

• US Supreme Court / inferior

______ cases are one that involve a law being broken. Whereas, _____ cases involve disputes between two sides, not deciding whether or not a law has been broken.

• criminal / civil

• civil / criminal

• litigatory / compensatory

• federal / state