Federal and State Judicial Systems

___________ courts are courts of general jurisdiction. They hear cases that deal with state law as well as many areas of federal law.

• federal

• state

• municipal

• family

Federal courts are courts of __________ jurisdiction. Their power is restricted to dealing with certain types of cases.

• general

• broad

• limited

• extreme

Federal courts hear criminal and civil cases that deal with _______________ law.

• state

• international

• federal

• county

In addition to cases involving federal law, federal courts hear cases between __________________________________ when the amount in controversy is greater than $75,000.

• citizens of different counties

• citizens of different states

• citizens of different planets

• students from different schools

Federal trial courts are known as: _________________________

• U.S. District Courts

• State trial courts

• U.S. Appeals Courts

• The U.S. Supreme Court

If you lose at the federal trial level, you can appeal your case to the ____________________________.

• U.S. Supreme Court

• State supreme court

• Board of regents

• U.S. District Court of Appeals

True or false? All states have trial courts.

• True

• False

Trial courts can be called _________, municipal, county, or superior courts, depending on the state.

• federal

• district

• kangaroo

• inquisitional

State trial courts are often specialized. Check all the types of courts that can exist at the state trial level:

• Family court

• Royal court

• Criminal court

• Juvenile court

• Probate court

___________ courts hear actions involving divorce, separation, and child custody.

• Juvenile

• Traffic

• Criminal

• Family