Dual Court System Jurisdiction Review

What is the first level of Federal court system known as?

• Appellate Court
• Supreme Court
• District Court
• Circuit Court

What is the second level of Federal court system known as?

• Supreme Court
• District Court
• Magistrate Court
• Court of Appeals

What is the third level of the federal court system?

• U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. District Courts
• U.S. Courts of Appeals

How many federal appeals courts are there?

• 15

• 7

• 13

• 22

How many federal district courts are there?

• 86

• 94

• 50

• 92

Which is NOT true of Appeal courts?

• They have no juries

• There are 13 of them

• Three judges review the case

• They hear cases for the first time

According to the reading, approximately how many cases are heard by the Supreme Court each year?

• 50

• 80

• 100

• 25

Which is NOT part of a District Court?

• Witnesses are called

• Panel of 3 judges

• Jury Trials

• Each state has at least 1

What term explains why we have two court systems?

• Federalism

• Appeals

• Diversity jurisdiction

• Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction that belongs only to the Federal court system. This involves cases where the US government is involved or state vs. state legal issues

• Local jurisdiction
• Exclusive jurisdiction

• State jurisdiction
• Municipal jurisdiction