The National Judiciary and the Inferior Courts

Which courts(s) serve as local and state courts for places like Puerto Rico and Guam?

• Territorial courts

• 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals

• D.C. Local Court

• 1st Circuit Court of Appeals

Which court would serve as the court to appeal decisions of the IRS?

• D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals

• Court of Appeals for Veteran's Claims

• U.S. Tax Court

• 1st Circuit Court of Appeals

This is jurisdiction of courts that hear cases brought to them on appeal from lower courts. These courts do not review the factual record, only the legal issues involved.

• Original jurisdiction

• Appellate jurisdiction

• Exclusive jurisdiction

• Concurrent jurisdiction

What are the three basic functions of the court system?

• Settle disputes, interpret the laws, and create expectations for future actions

• Judge criminals, punish people, and set boundaries

• Establish rules, create laws, and punish criminals

Where does most legal action occur?

• Federal courts

• Local courts

• State courts

What is the highest court in the United States?

• The circuit courts

• The district courts

• The Supreme Court

Which article in the Constitution details the Judicial Branch of our government? 

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Article IV

What does the Federal Court have the power to review?

• Congressional laws

• State actions

• Federal bureaucratic agencies and presidential actions

• All of these

• None of these

This cour is the final court of appeals

• Indiana Supreme Court

• Federal court of appeals

• The Supreme Court

The authority of a court to hear and decide cases is called

• judicial review.

• writ of certiorari.

• jurisdiction.

• stare decisis.