10/10 Tues Courts in a Nutshell Reading Check

1. The __________ is a set of rules that tells how our country works.

1. Congress is a group of people who make __________ for our country.

1. Federal courts are courts that deal with cases that involve the whole country or ________ states.

State courts are courts that deal with cases that only involve _____ state.

1. Sometimes, both federal and state courts can hear the same case. This is called __________ jurisdiction.

The Supreme Court of Missouri is the __________ court in the state and decides important cases.

The Missouri Court of Appeals is divided into three __________ and reviews cases from lower courts.

1. U.S. District Courts are federal courts that are divided into districts based on __________.

1. The Chief Justice is the leader of the Supreme Court and has some special duties, such as swearing in the __________.

The justice who has been on the court the longest is _________ __________.