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What are the two main types of courts in the United States?

• Appellate Courts and High Courts

• Supreme Court and Circuit Courts

• District Courts and Municipal Courts

• Federal courts and state courts

What is concurrent jurisdiction?

• When a case is transferred from one state to another

• When a case can only be heard in a state court

• When a case involves international laws

• When a case can be heard in either a federal or state court

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States as mentioned in the text?

• Clarence Thomas

• John G. Roberts Jr.

• Amy Coney Barrett

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Which court is the highest in the state of Missouri?

• Missouri Municipal Courts

• Supreme Court of Missouri

• Missouri Circuit Courts

• Missouri Court of Appeals

Who joined the Supreme Court in 2020, making them the most recent addition?

• Sonia Sotomayor

• Neil Gorsuch

• Amy Coney Barrett

• Elena Kagan