court system

What are inferior courts

• Federal courts under the supreme Courts

• Power shared between the two courts

• Federal courts above the supreme court

The framers of the Constitution thought it was essential for federal judges to be separated from what two things

• Public pressure

• Coercion of other branches

• The rest of the world

Fedearl judges are _______ rather than elected

• chosen

• appointed

• asked

All federal judges serve for ____

• 5 years

• life

• 10 years

All judges serve for life except those that serve in

• special courts

• lifetime courts

• half courts

A court that first hears the case

• Appellate jurisdiction

• Original jurisdiction

• Jurisdiction

The party who brings a suit or some other legal action against another in court

• Concurrent Jurisdiction

• Inferior courts

• Plantiff

In a civil suit the defendant is

• the person against whom a court action is brought by plaintiff

• the person charged with a crime

In a criminal case the person charges with the crime

• Inmate

• Defendant

• Prisoners

Who nominates the federal judges

• The people

• Senate

• Presdient