Federal Courts

What are the two court systems in the U.S.?

• District and appeals

• City and county

• State and federal

• Trial and criminal

What are the three levels of the federal court system?

• County, Trial, Supreme

• District, Appeals, Supreme

• Criminal, Civil, Appeals

• Trial, County, District

Where does the Constitution specify the power to create federal courts?

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Not in the Constitution

Name the highest court in the U.S.:

• District

• National

• Supreme

• Trial

Article III gives ________ the power to create federal courts under the U.S. Supreme Court.

• Congress

• The Senate

• The president

• Individual states

What is the name for trial courts in the U.S. federal system?

• Appeals

• Supreme

• County

• District

District, or trial courts, are the only federal courts where:

• Witnesses testify and juries decide cases

• Appeals can be made

• A federal law can be struck down

• A nominee for the Supreme Court can be confirmed

Means hearing a case for the first time:

• Appellate jurisdiction

• Original jurisdiction

• Trial jurisdiction

• Judicial review

__________ means asking a higher court to review a lower court's decision for error.

• Appeal

• Trial

• Evidence

• Witness

An Appeals Court will always review a case, no matter what.

• True

• False