13-3 Local State Federal Courts

In the context of courts, the word jurisdiction is best understood as _____ .

• authority of the court
• location of the court
• size of the court
• number of courts

Tribal courts cannot prosecute ______ for crimes committed on reservations.

• non-Native Americans
• Native-Americans
• tribal leaders
• military officers

Tribal groups can choose which actions to make crimes, but the criminal sentencing authority is _____ .

• limited
• cruel
• powerful
• confusing

_____ courts decide cases involving crime, family, contracts, and juvenile law, and most cases involving federal law.

• state
• local
• federal
• city

Violations of UCMJ are heard in proceedings called _____, which are like criminal trials but consist of officers in the military.

• court-martials
• appeals courts
• circuit courts
• tribal courts

_____ courts decide cases involving littering & parking violations.

• local
• state
• federal
• military

Rules for military courts are called the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), which are similar to state code, except they punish for ______.

• refusing to obey orders
• trespassing on reservations
• saluting too long
• disrespecting the American flag

States handle 103 million cases per year, and 55% of these cases involve _____.

• traffic offenses
• littering
• criminal offenses
• civil cases

Article I, Section 8, gives Congress authority to develop a separate justice system for _____ , overseen by the president as the commander in chief.

• the military
• the reservations
• the states
• bankruptcy

There are 30,000 state judges in U.S. and most are _____ .

• elected by citizens
• appointed by the governor
• appointed by the president
• elected by legislators