Judicial System Organization - CE.9A

The role of the judicial branch is to ________ laws.

• enforce

• interpret
• make

• veto

Authority to hear a case

• felony

• state

• jurisdiction

• local

Authority to hear a case first

• felony

• appellate jurisdiction

• misdemeanor

• original jurisdiction

Authority to review a decision of a lower court

• appellate jurisdiction

• original jurisdiction

• federal

• misdemeanor

A serious crime

• misdemeanor

• felony

• state

• federal

A smaller or less serious offense

• state

• felony

• misdemeanor

• federal

Federal courts have jurisdiction over ________ laws.

• Federal
• State

• Local

• International

State courts have jurisdiction over ________ laws.

• executive

• international

• state
• federal

This is the highest court in the federal court system

• U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. Court of Appeals

• Virginia Supreme Court

• Circuit court

Most federal court cases start at this trial court (original jurisdiction)

• U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. District Court

• Virginia Supreme Court

• Circuit court