U.S. Federal Court System

The federal court of original jurisdiction is the

• U.S. Lower Court

• U.S. District Court

• U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. Court of Appeals

A case appealed from a Georgia court of appeals would go to the

• appeals court for the circuit

• Georgia court of last resort

• a federal district court

• U.S. Supreme Court

Jurisdiction means the

• authority to hear and rule on a certain type of case

• ruling or outcome of any criminal or civil court case

• selection of judges for the federal judicial branch

• petitioning of cases to the highest federal court

Article III of the U.S. Constitution

• establishes the state court systems

• names only the Supreme Court

• creates the U.S. District Courts

• divides the states into circuits

The U.S. Supreme Court accepts

• the vast majority of petitioner requests for cases

• about one percent of cases requested for review

• cases that involve laws beyond its jurisdiction

• one case per year that questions a federal law

Which of the following established the federal court system, including circuits and appellate courts?

• Article III of the U.S. Constitution

• Article II of the U.S. Constitution

• The Judiciary Act of 1789

• The Judiciary Act of 1987

Most cases in the U.S. Supreme Court are accepted by

• in forma pauperis

• writ of certiorari

• courts of appeal

• district courts

A jury trial

• happens at the trial or district court level

• prevents the more costly use of bench trial

• is used to decide criminal but not civil cases

• can happen in appellate courts upon request

Most federal judges serve for

• the term of the president

• life or until resignation

• 10 years

• 20 years

What is the role of a judge in a jury trial?

• The judge listens to both sides of the case to make a recommendation to the jury of what outcome to decide.

• The judge makes sure the evidence is presented fairly and that the jurors understand the law and procedures.

• The judge chooses who will serve on the jury and will consider the recommendation of the jury in a bench trial.

• The judge selects what evidence may be shown at trial and what evidence will be reserved for the appeals court.