Judiciary Intro (Article III and SORTS)

Reorder the following in the correct structure of the Federal judiciary from lowest level to the highest

• US District Court

• US Circuit Court of Appeals

• US Supreme Court

How many Justices must vote for a case for it to be heard at the Supreme Court?

• 4

• 5

• 7

• 9

Which court has appellate jurisdiction?

• US District Court

• US Court of Military Review

• US Court of Federal Claims

• US Circuit Court

All federal judges have a term that lasts

• life

• 20 years

• 4 years

• 10 years

True or False: A case that goes to a State Supreme Court automatically is heard by the Supreme Court.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

False. Cases from State Supreme Court must be granted a writ of certiorari

Organize Supreme Court cases based on it's Constitutional jurisdiction

Groups:

(a) Original jurisdiction

,

(b) Appellate jurisdiction

• US is a party

• Treaties

• maritime law

• cases on Federal law

• Constitutional issues

• State v. State

• Ambassadors or foreign ministers

In all cases except original jurisdiction cases, in order for a case to be heard before the Supreme Court, you must be granted a

• writ of mandamus

• writ of certiorari

• writ of habeas corpus

• writ of summons

Approximately, how many cases does the Supreme Court hear per year?

• 500

• 75

• 750

• 1000

According to Article III of the Constitution, a person accused of a crime is guaranteed

• a right to be heard by the Supreme Court

• the right to determine the location of the trial

• a lawyer

• a jury trial

Reorder the following on how a case gets to the Supreme Court from the start of the process first.

• Trial at US District Court

• writ of certiorari granted

• Violation of Federal law, Constitution, etc

• US Circuit Court of Appeals

• Case heard by Supreme Court