True or False Quiz on Courts

The primary function of courts is to determine if a law has been broken and assign penalties.

• True

• False

The Framers of the Constitution decided to replace state courts with a unified federal court system.

• True

• False

State courts handle most cases due to their jurisdiction being broader than federal courts.

• True

• False

Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction in cases involving foreign ambassadors.

• True

• False

A defendant can sometimes insist that a case be heard in state court rather than federal court.

• True

• False

The court that first hears a case is said to have appellate jurisdiction.

• True

• False

Congress determined the structure of the federal court system because the Constitution was vague on the subject.

• True

• False

The Judiciary Act of 1789 created the three-tiered structure of federal courts.

• True

• False

District courts are the highest level of the federal court system.

• True

• False

The Supreme Court hears about 80 cases annually, primarily involving constitutional or federal law issues.

• True

• False