SS.7.C.3.11 State and Federal Courts

What is a a request, made after a trial, asking a higher court to decide whether the trial was conducted properly?

• Appellate

• Circuit

• Appeal

• Jurisdiction

Which court has the power to hear appeals from lower courts?

• Circuit Court

• County Court

• Jury

• Appellate Court

Which court is a court for a defined region of a state that has specific divisions and has cases involving more serious crimes (felonies) and civil cases involving large amounts of money (over $15,000)?

• Appellate Court

• Circuit Court

• County Court

• Trial Court

Which court hears both civil and criminal cases involving less serious crimes or minor issues for one specific county?

• County Court

• Circuit Court

• Appellate Court

• Trial Court

What is the Florida District Court of Appeals?

• A court that hears both civil and criminal cases involving less serious crimes or minor issues for one specific county.

• An appellate court in the state court system that reviews decisions made by the lower trial courts.

• The courts where parties who are dissatisfied with the judgment of a U.S. District court may take their case.

• The courts where most federal cases begin. Courts of original jurisdiction and hear civil and criminal cases.

What is the right and power for courts to hear a case, interpret and apply the law called?

• Jurisdiction

• Jury

• Original Jurisdiction

• Appeal

What is the highest court in the United States (it sits at the top of the federal court system)?

• Florida Court of Appeal

• Florida Supreme Court

• Georgia Supreme Court

• U. S. Supreme Court

What is the highest court in Florida?

• Georgia Supreme Court

• Florida District Court of Appeals

• Florida Supreme Court

• U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals

What is the group of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law called?

• Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction

• Jury

• Appellate Court

What is the power of a court to be the first to hear a case on a specific topic called?

• Original Jurisdiction

• Jurisdiction

• Appeal

• Jury