The Federal Court System

What are the 3 levels of the federal court system?

• Court of Appeals

• Supreme Court

• District Court

• Judicial court

What is the purpose of the judicial court system?

• Where people go to party

• Limited jurisdiction

• For people to settle their disputes

The courts perform three basic task. What are they?

• They determine whether a law has been broken

• They decide how to provide relief

• They determine the meaning of a particular law of the constitution itself.

• They decide on the limited jurisdiction

What is a dual court system?

• the division of the court into two separate systems

• Courts of limited jurisdiction, as opposed to general jurisdiction

• gives congress the power to impeach court justices

What is a jurisdiction?

• Limited powers

• the official power to make legal decisions and judgments

• Responsibilities of the court

What is a jurisdiction?

• Limited powers

• the official power to make legal decisions and judgments

• Responsibilities of the court

Who nominates federal judges?

• President

• Senate

• Congress

• Mayor

Who approves the president's nomination?

• Senate

• President

• Mayor

• Congress

What is a legal expertise?

• Extent of power to make legal decision and judgment

• settle disputes according to the law.

• The skill of an expert or expert opinion or commentary

What is a Judge's judicial philosophy?

• power to review and approve or Committees in the Senate

• hear cases involving the constitutionality of a law

• Is the way in which a judge understands and interprets the law