You can appeal to a higher court to review the your case, if

• you want more money

• you want to sue someone

• you want to go to become an attorney

• you are found guilty in the trial court.

An appellate court is where the

• first trial is heard

• appeal is heard

• Supreme Court hears the case

• the case waits to be assigned to a court

The highest court in the federal court system is

• District Court

• Supreme Court

• Court of Appeals

• trial court

The federal court system handles

• civil and corporate cases

• civil and criminal cases

• criminal and corporate cases

The authority to hear certain cases is called the _____________.

• due process clause

• separate but equal doctrine

• litigation

• jurisdiction

Most cases are tried in ________ and are ________.

• federal courts: bench trials

• state courts: settled out of court

• State courts: tried

  federal

• courts: appealed

Most cases before the Supreme court are there through _______. 

• appeal

• original jurisdiction

• petitions from the President

A case before the supreme court most likely ______.

• has to do with a federal law

• answers an important constitutional question.

• got a lot of media attention

How are federal judges are selected?

• They are nominated by the president by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

• The President gets sole power to appoint and approve all federal judges without the consent of any other entity

For what reason would a criminal defendant plead guilty in a plea bargaining arrangement with the prosecutor?

• They are innocent

• The defendant is worried about going to prison for a long time if convicted by the jury

• There is insufficient evidence to prove their guilt

• They want to win a civil case