Federal Court System

Question 1

What type of jurisdiction is it when a federal court can try the case

Answer 1

Exclusive

Question 2

What is the term of a federal judge

Answer 2

life

Question 3

How many district courts are in the US

Answer 3

94

Question 4

How many appellate courts are there in the US

Answer 4

12

Question 5

what is jursdiction

Answer 5

the right to hear review and try a case

Question 6

How does a judge get his position

Answer 6

appointed by the President

Question 7

What is the highest court in the US

Answer 7

Supreme Court

Question 8

What is the title of the leader of the Supreme Court

Answer 8

Chief Justice

Question 9

how many supreme court justices are there

Answer 9

9

Question 10

What is it called when the court describes why they ruled in the way they did

Answer 10

A Court Opinion

Question 11

What is one type of court opinions

Answer 11

Majority Opinion

Question 12

What was the court case that established judicial review

Answer 12

Marbury v. Madison

Question 13

What is one of the constitutional courts

Answer 13

Appellate

Question 14

What is the other constitutional court

Answer 14

districts

Question 15

what type of case is it when they try someone for breaking a law

Answer 15

criminal

Question 16

What is the case where they don’t commit a criminal act

Answer 16

Civil

Question 17

When cases are decided in the supreme court the first process is what

Answer 17

Oral

Question 18

What is when a lower court isn’t sure so they send the case to the supreme court

Answer 18

Certificate

Question 19

Other way a court can reach the court

Answer 19

Writ

Question 20

The justices that lose the decision write what type of opinion

Answer 20

Minortity

Question 21

What is the responsibility of the supreme court

Answer 21

The final authority on the meaning of the constitution

Question 22

Why are court opinions important

Answer 22

Opresident