Judicial System

Which court handles misdemeneanors?

• circuit court

• VA court of appeals

• US Supreme Court

• General District Court

Identify the types of legal issues courts decide.

• Criminal

• Legal

• Civil

• Judicial

Which of these statements describes a civil case?

• A crime has been committed.

• A jury or judge decides guilt or innocence of the accused.

• State and local governments are not involved.

• The court decides in favor of one side or another.

Which level of federal courts are trial courts?

• circuit courts

• appeals courts

• district courts

• Supreme Court

Which part of the U.S. Constitution established the judicial branch?

• Article V

• Article I

• Article III

• Article II

Which of these cases would be tried in a state court rather than in a federal court?

• Two people within a state are accused of kidnapping.

• Two people within a state are accused of counterfeiting.

• Two people claim the same property within a state.

• Two people claim the same property in the seawater near a state’s coast.

What is the “court of final appeal”?

• Supreme Court

• appellate court of Washington, D.C.

• U.S. district court

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 13th Circuit

Which established a national Supreme Court?

• U.S. Constitution

• Judiciary Act of 1789

• dual court system

• exclusive jurisdiction

What is a dual court system?

• both federal and state courts have jurisdiction

• only federal courts may hear and decide cases

• made up of both federal and state courts

Which means right to hear a case for the first time?

• 1st jurisdiction

• original jurisdiction

• appellate jurisdiction

• concurrent jurisdiction