chapter 3

Question 1

District court

Answer 1

general trial courts in the federal system, all the states have at least one district

Question 2

Courts of appeals

Answer 2

to examine the record of a case an appeal and to determine whether the trial court committed prejudicial error

Question 3

Reverse

Answer 3

to indicate that it **is annuls or avoids the judgement ** of the trial error.

Question 4

Modify

Answer 4

change the lower courts judgment

Question 5

Remand

Answer 5

to send back

Question 6

Affirm

Answer 6

uphold the lower the courts judgment

Question 7

Court system

Answer 7

the party who loses a case at the trial level always has the right to appeal but are not guaranteed

Question 8

Jurisdiction

Answer 8

to hear a case (subject matter jurisdiction, jurisdiction over the parties)
-federal and state

Question 9

Federal jurisdiction

Answer 9

-federal crimes
-bankrupcty
-patents
-copyrights and trade marks
-admiralty
-antitrust
-suits against US
-specified federal statues

Question 10

State jurisdiction

Answer 10

all other matters

Question 11

Concurrent jurisdiction

Answer 11

-federal questions
-diversity of citizenship (different state over $75,000)

Question 12

Petrial

Answer 12

-discovery
-pleadings complaint summons

Question 13

Trial

Answer 13

judgement