Federal Courts

What are the three levels of the federal court system?

• County, Trial, Supreme

• District, Appeals, Supreme

• Criminal, Civil, Appeals

• Trial, County, District

Where does the Constitution specify the power to create federal courts?

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Not in the Constitution

Name the highest court in the U.S.:

• District

• National

• Supreme

• Trial

What is the name for trial courts in the U.S. federal system?

• Appeals

• Supreme

• County

• District

Means hearing a case for the first time:

• Appellate jurisdiction

• Original jurisdiction

• Trial jurisdiction

• Judicial review

__________ means asking a higher court to review a lower court's decision for error.

• Appeal

• Trial

• Evidence

• Witness

An Appeals Court will always review a case, no matter what.

• True

• False

How many justices sit on the U.S. Supreme Court?

• 3

• 7

• 9

• 11

Courts of Appeals...

• have 94 judicial districts

• have nine justices

• have 14 regional circuit courts

• have no original jurisdiction

federal court judges serve for

• life

• 5 years

• 2 years

• 10 years