DIA REVIEW THE LEGAL SYSTEM

If a person is accused of committing a federal crime, which court will there case be heard in?

• Court of Appeals

• Circuit Court

• Florida State Supreme Court

• U.S. District Court

Which of the following courts in Florida would hear cases of felonies and lawsuits over $15,000?

• Circuit Court

• County Court

• Appeals Court

• Florida Supreme Court

Which court in Florida CANNOT serve as an appeals court?

• County Court

• Curcuit Court

• District Court of Appeals

• Florida Supreme Court

If a crime occurs on federal land...

• It might still be heard in a state court

• It automatically goes to the Supreme Court

• A jury will not be used in the trial

• It will be heard in a federal court

What does an appeals (appellate) court do that a trial court does not do?

• A case is heard in an appellate court before it is heard in a trial court

• Only hears serious cases

• Determines if due process was followed

• An appeals court has a jury but a trial court does not

Which 2 things are not found in an appellate court?

• Jury

• Judge

• Lawyers

• Witnesses

County Courts hear ______________ cases and civil lawsuit cases less than ____________.

• Felony, $50,000

• Misdemeanor; $15,000

• Murder; $100,000

• Misdemeanor; $500,000

Select the 2 answers that are true:

Supreme Courts and Courts of Appeal

• Only hear cases of Constitutional Law

• Do not have juries

• Have multiple judges

• Have only one judge per court room

Which is the correct order of the levels of Florida courts from the triangle diagram assignment from bottom to top?

• County

  Circuit

  Appeals

  Supreme

• Circuit

  County

  Supreme

  Appeals

• Supreme

  Appeals

  Circuit

  County

• Appeals

  Supreme

  County

  Circuit

What level of court follows a trial court?

• An Appeals Court

• A juvenile court

• A military court

• A civil court