Chapter 3 Court Systems

The court with original jurisdiction over a legal dispute is typically known as the

• Supreme Court

• All of These

• Appellate Court

• Trial Court

An appellate court bases its decisions primarily on

• transcripts of the trial and selected witnesses testifying

• transcripts of the trial and appellate briefs

• appellate briefs, selected witnesses testifying, and transcripts of the trial

• appellate briefs and selected witnesses testifying

Courts that administer wills and estates are called

• probate courts

• federal district courts

• estate courts

• family courts

Municipal courts are usually divided into

• criminal divisions

• traffic divisions

• both criminal and traffic

• none of these

Which of the following is not a court with a specialized jurisdiction?

• probate court

• trial court

• juvenile court

• small claims court

Which of the following cases would be allowed into federal court?

• one with citizens from the same state but $10,000,000 in dispute

• one with less than $75,000 in dispute but a federal question

• one between a citizen of a state and a citizen of a foreign nation with $50,000 in dispute

• all of these would be barred from federal court

Which level of appellate court can substitute its factual determination for that of the jury that heard the case?

• The U.S. Supreme Court

• None of these can do so

• a state supreme court

• a federal appellate court

The Federal Courts of Appeals are limited in that they

• can only review decisions of an agency to see if it exceeded the powers granted to it by statute.

• all of these.

• do not accept any new evidence.

• can only review decisions to see if the agency acted in an arbitrary and/or capricious fashion in deciding the case

Which of the following is not a specialized court in the federal system?

• tax court

• Court of International Trade

• Probate court

• All these are specialized courts in the federal system.

Who of the following makes decisions that bind the parties to a dispute?

• mediator

• arbitrator

• conciliator

• none of these