iCivics' Court Quest

Which of the following courts would deal with appeals from the State Appeals Court?

• U.S. Court of Appeals

• U.S. District Court

• State Supreme Court

• Circuit Court

Cases that involve traffic or parking violations, or ones that come up in cities or towns usually start in:

• Probate Court

• Municipal Court

• Juvenile Court

• County Court

Cases that involve citizens of different states would likely start in a:

• County Court

• Appeals Court

• Circuit Court

• U.S. District Court

The courts in between the U.S. District and the U.S. Supreme Court are the:

• State Supreme Court

• U.S. Court of Appeals

• Appeals Court

• County Courts

If you lose your case in the State Supreme Court, that's it - there are no further courts to appeal.

• True: the State Supreme Court is the top court

• False: you can appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court

• False: You can appeal to the Circuit Court

• False: You can appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals

States have different "lower courts" - some of them include (click all that apply):

• County courts

• Municipal courts

• Family Courts

• Juvenile Courts

• Appeals Courts

A case about people's last wills, that specify what should be done to a deceased person's property would be likely handled in a:

• Family Court

• Juvenile Court

• Probate Court

• Municipal Court

Cases about divorce, adoption, name changes, etc.) would likely be handled in a:

• Juvenile Court

• Family Court

• Probate Court

• Municipal Court

Pennsylvania's "Superior" Court would be considered a: (click both)

• Circuit Court

• U.S. District Court

• Appeals Court

• State Supreme Court

Which is the correct order for a case:

• U.S. Court of Appeals -- U.S. District Court -- U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. District Court -- U.S. Court of Appeals -- U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. District Court -- State Supreme Court -- U.S. Supreme Court