Ch 9 Lesson 2: Federal Court System

Judges base their decisions on ​ (a)   set in similar cases.

• precedents
• district courts
• appellate jurisdiction
• original jurisdiction

Federal trials are held and lawsuits are begun in ​ (a)   .

• district courts
• precedents
• appellate jurisdiction
• original jurisdiction

The authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court is known as ​ (a)   .

• appellate jurisdiction
• precedents
• district courts
• original jurisdiction

​ (a)   is the authority to hear cases for the first time.

• Original jurisdiction
• precedents
• district courts
• appellate jurisdiction

Which federal courts usually have original jurisdiction?

• appellate courts

• circuit courts

• district courts

• supreme courts

When can a case be appealed?

• only when the case is a civil lawsuit

• only when the case is a criminal one

• when the prosecution loses

• when a law is applied incorrectly

When judges in an appeals court remand a case, they

• leave the verdict in the original trial unchanged.

• reverse the result of the original trial.

• send the case back to the lower court to be tried again.

• uphold the result of the original trial.

How do federal judges obtain their offices?

• by presidential appointment and House approval

• by presidential appointment and Senate approval

• by winning an election every four years

• by winning an election every eight years

Which court official prosecutes people accused of breaking federal law?

• court clerk

• magistrate

• U.S. attorney

• U.S. Marshal