The US Court system can be described as a ______.

• Food pyramid

• Hierarchy 

• Democracy

• independent contractor

Most cases are tried in ________ and are ________.

• federal courts:bench trials

• state courts:settled out of court

• State courts:tried

• federal courts:appealed

Who has a choice on where to file a civil case?

• government

• Defendent

• Plantiff 

How many US District courts are in the federal system?

• 94

• 108

• 663

What does the loser have the right to do?

• Ignore the decision

• Appeal to the next level of courts

• counter sue the government for damages

How many federal appeals courts are in the federal system?

• 94

• 12

• 108

Which of the following courts has original jurisdiction?

• Circuit Courts

• Appeals Courts

• District Courts

What time of year does the Supreme Court tend to hand down decisions?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

Most cases before the Supreme court are there through _______. 

• appeal

• original jurisdiction

• petitions from the President

The Supreme Court can have original jurisdiction

• True

• False