Court System

The authority  of a court to hear and decide cases

• Jurisdiction
• Hearing
• Judges
• Clause

The lowest level court branch on the Federal Court system is...

• Supreme
• District
• Appellate
• Town

Top level of the federal court system

• appeals courts

• Supreme Court

• district courts

• exclusive jurisdiction

Which type of law involves settling disputes or disagreements between people?

• criminal
• civil

A trial in which the guilt or innocence of a person accused of a crime is decided is called a:

• a civil trial

• a criminal trial

• a trial judge

• a judicial decision

Which is true about appellate courts?

• They have original jurisdiction only.

• Trials are heard with a judge and jury.

• They only hear misdemeanor cases.

• Judges review cases without a jury.

The Jury's decision in a criminal case is known as the...

• prosecution
• arraignment
• sentence
• verdict

Most criminal trials in the US involve..

• Federal Laws
• State Laws
• Public Laws
• Juvenile Crimes

What is the function of an appellate court?

• to determine a verdict

• to sentence a defendent

• to determine if a legal error was made during trial

• to select a jury and explain the case to them

What is the dual court system?

• state and federal courts

• criminal and juvenile courts

• trial and appellate courts

• jury and judge courts