Federal Courts

What are the three levels of the federal court system?

• County, Trial, Supreme

• District, Appeals, Supreme

• Criminal, Civil, Appeals

• Trial, County, District

Where does the Constitution specify the power to create federal courts?

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Not in the Constitution

Name the highest court in the U.S.:

• District

• National

• Supreme

• Trial

Means hearing a case for the first time:

• Appellate jurisdiction

• Original jurisdiction

• Trial jurisdiction

• Judicial review

How many justices sit on the U.S. Supreme Court?

• 3

• 7

• 9

• 11

The authority  of a court to hear and decide cases

• Jurisdiction
• Hearing
• Judges
• Clause

What is the purpose of the Judicial Branch?

• to make the laws

• to interpret the laws

• to enforce the laws

• to renew the laws

Judges are appointed for (term limit)...

• life

• 4 years

• 8 years

• until the President that appointed them dies

Why is there an odd number of justices on the SCOTUS?

• so there cannot be a tie

• it was the number set forth by the Constitution

• they represent the 9 major districts of the US

• they represent the 9 first states of the US

Which show the the three levels of the Federal Court System, from lowest to highest?

• City, County, State

• District, Appeal, Supreme

• Supreme, Appeal, District

• County, State, Federal