Legal System basics CC #18

Which of the following is NOT one of the three things courts do?

• Settle disputes

• Interpret the law

• Create laws

• Create expectations for future actions

Most legal action occurs in....

• State court

• Night court

• District court

• Federal court

T or F: Federal judges are appointed for life and their salaries cannot be reduced while they serve to preserve their "independence from politics" which means they cannot be easily influenced to keep their jobs.

• True

• False

What is the definition of jurisdiction?

• the set of cases they are authorized to decide

• the approved and agreed upon laws

• the jury

• the time, place and people involved in a trial

What is appellate jurisdiction?

• The power of a court to make laws.
• The ability of a court to enforce its own decisions.
• The authority of a court to review decisions made by lower courts (appeals).

• The jurisdiction of a court to hear cases for the first time.

What is not one of the types of law mentioned in the video?

• civil law

• criminal law

• Criminal laws are

• public law