SS.7.C.3.11

If a case went from the US District Court to the US Circuit Court of Appeals, what would the next stop be?

• US Supreme Court
• Florida Supreme Court
• County Court
• Trial Court

Which level of the Florida Court System handles misdemeanor crimes?

• County Court
• Circuit Court
• District Court of Appeal
• Florida Supreme Court

Which level of the Florida Court System handles felony crimes?

• County Court
• Circuit Court
• District Court of Appeal
• Florida Supreme Court

Which statement correctly ranks federal courts from weakest to strongest?

• US District Court, US Court of Appeal, US Supreme Court
• US Supreme Court, US Court of Appeal, US District Court
• US Court of Appeal, US District Court, US Supreme Court
• US Court of Appeal, US Supreme Court, US District Court

What is the name for asking a higher court to review the decision that a lower court made on a case?

• Appeal
• Retry
• Jurisdiction
• Verdict

What is original jurisdiction?

• The power of a court to hear a case first
• The power of a court to hear a case 
• The power of a court to hear an appeal
• The power of a court to override a law

Which of the following cases would the federal court system have original jurisdiction over? 

• disputes between two citizens of the same state 
• disputes between two states 
• violations of local ordinances 
• violation of state laws 

What is the correct order of Florida's courts, from lowest to highest authority?

• circuit courts, Florida Supreme Court, county courts, District Court of Appeals

• county courts, circuit courts, District Court of Appeals, Florida Supreme Court

• District Court of Appeals, Florida Supreme Court, county courts, circuit courts

• Florida Supreme Court, circuit courts, District Court of Appeals, county courts

How does an appellate court differ from a trial court?

• An appellate court usually has a jury

• An appellate court decides issues of fact

• An appellate court examines more witnesses

• An appellate court reviews another courts decision