Lower Federal Courts and the Supreme Court Test

The trial courts of the federal system, with original jurisdiction for most federal cases.

• District Courts
• Court of Appeals
• The Supreme Court
• State Supreme Courts

Intermediate appellate courts that review decisions from district courts.

• District Courts
• Court of Appeals
• The Supreme Court
• State Supreme Courts

Which term refers to the legal process by which people who cannot pay money they owe others can receive court protection and assistance in settling their debts?

• Sovereign immunity
• Court-martial
• Bankruptcy
• Precedent

Which of the following refers to the immunity a nation has against being sued?

• sovereign immunity
• herd immunity
• executive immunity
• congressional immunity

Which group gathers to hear evidence of a possible crime and to recommend whether there is sufficient evidence to file criminal charges?

• Trial Jury
• Grand Jury
• Magistrate Jury
• Jury Duty

About what percentage of federal district court decisions get appealed?

• 1%
• 11%
• 32%
• 53%

What is the main job of a federal district court judge?

• deciding which cases to hear
• presiding over trials

Which of the following is a minor crime?

• bankruptcy
• felony
• misdemeanor

The written arguments of each side to an appeal are called

• complaints
• briefs
• docket

The list of cases to be heard before a court

• petitions.
• complaints
• docket