Court System

Question 1

Order: U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals _

Answer 1

U.S. District Court

Question 2

Name of _ may vary from state to state

Answer 2

Supreme Court

Question 3

Circuit Court name may also

Answer 3

Vary

Question 4

U.s. district court name may also

Answer 4

Vary

Question 5

(District court) some states may have a _ trial court, others have _

Answer 5

Single-tiered

Two-tiered

Question 6

Lower trial court for

Answer 6

Less serious matters

Question 7

The district courts are the _ within the federal system

Answer 7

Trial courts

Question 8

The U.S. is divided into _ federal districts

Answer 8

94

Question 9

Virginia has _ federal districts

Answer 9

Two

Question 10

The federal districts in Virginia are (2)

Answer 10

Eastern district of Virginia

Western district of Virginia

Question 11

In the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, there are

Answer 11

Several different divisions that are part of that federal district

Question 12

A division means that there is a

Answer 12

Court house in that locality

Question 13

The courthouse serve the _ within proximity of that courthouse (2)

Answer 13

Counties

Cities

Question 14

The U.S. district courts are presided over by

Answer 14

United States District judges

Question 15

The District judges are nominated by president and then

Answer 15

Approved by senate

Question 16

There also may be _ in the U.S. District Court

Answer 16

Magistrates

Question 17

Magistrates are judicial officers with authority to hear

Answer 17

Certain types of cases assigned to them by the United States District judge

Question 18

The U.S. district court as a trial court is a court of

Answer 18

Limited jurisdiction

Question 19

Limited jurisdiction means it has limited authority to

Answer 19

Hear certain types of cases

Question 20

In the criminal area, u.s. district court can only hear cases that involve

Answer 20

any federal crime

Question 21

Jury is composed of

Answer 21

Citizens of that district

Question 22

U.S. District Court, with limited jurisdiction, can only hear cases that involve either

Answer 22

A question of federal law

Question 23

Or… (district court can only hear)

Answer 23

That involve disputes between citizens of different states

Question 24

Dealing with disputes between citizens of different states is known as _ in federal courts

Answer 24

Diversity jurisdiction

Question 25

(Diversity jurisdiction) Minnesotan may sue Iowan in district court of Iowa for

Answer 25

Accident that happened in California

Question 26

Fed law does not only require diversity of citizenship, but also

Answer 26

Amount sued for be at least 75k

Question 27

The amount sued for is known as the amount in

Answer 27

Controversy