The Judicial Branch

The extent of the authority that a court possesses

• Appeal

• Jurisdiction

• Plaintiff

• Defendant

The judges that make up the SUpreme Court

• Justices

• Jurists

• Magistrates

• Caliphates

How many Justices are there on the Supreme Court

• 7

• 12

• 3

• 9

There are 94 of these and they are the lowest level of federal courts

• Magisterial COurts

• District Courts

• Appellate Courts

• Juvenile Courts

established lower federal courts

• dual court system
• exclusive jurisdiction
• Judiciary Act of 1789
• U.S. Constitution

both federal and state courts have jurisdiction

• concurrent jurisdiction
• dual court system
• exclusive jurisdiction
• Judiciary Act of 1789

only federal courts may hear and decide cases

• concurrent jurisdiction
• dual court system
• exclusive jurisdiction
• Judiciary Act of 1789

Which part of the U.S. Constitution establishes the judicial branch?

• Article I
• Article II
• Article III
• Article V

What is the "court of final appeal"?

• appellate court of Washington D.C.
• Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 13th Circuit
• U.S. district court

The authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court is known as _________________________.

• district courts
• precedents
• Original jurisdiction
• appellate jurisdiction