Lower Federal Courts Ch 11

Question 0

Who created lower federal courts?

Answer 0

Congress

Question 1

What created the Supreme Court?

Answer 1

The constitution

Question 2

What are constitutional courts?

Answer 2

Courts established by Congress under the provisions of article III of the constitution.

Question 3

What are district courts?

Answer 3

Courts within districts of each state

Question 4

What does a grand jury hear charges on?

Answer 4

A person suspected of having committed a crime.

Question 5

What is an indictment?

Answer 5

A formal accusation charging a person with a crime.

Question 6

What is a petit jury?

Answer 6

A trial jury that weighs evidence in a criminal or civil case.

Question 7

Who is the plaintiff?

Answer 7

The person bringing the suit

Question 8

Who is the defendant?

Answer 8

The person against whom the suit is brought

Question 9

What is a United States magistrate?

Answer 9

A person assigned by each district to issue arrest warrants and helps decide wether the arrested person should be held for a grand jury hearing.

Question 10

Who handles bankruptcy cases for each district?

Answer 10

A bankruptcy judge.

Question 11

What does a United States marshal do?

Answer 11

Makes arrests, secures jurors, and keeps order in the courtroom.

Question 12

What does a clerk do?

Answer 12

Keep records of court proceedings.

Question 13

How many judicial circuits is the USA divided into?

Answer 13

12

Question 14

What cases does the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit hear?

Answer 14

Cases from a federal claims court

Question 15

What types of cases does the Court of International Trade hear?

Answer 15

Cases dealing with tariffs

Question 16

What do the legislative courts do?

Answer 16

Help congress exercise its powers.

Question 17

What does the US Court of Federal Acclaims do?

Answer 17

Handles claims against the United States for money damages.

Question 18

What does the United States Tax Court do?

Answer 18

Hears cases relating to federal taxes.

Question 19

What does the US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces do?

Answer 19

Hears cases involving members of the armed forces convicted of breaking military law.

Question 20

What do Territorial Courts do?

Answer 20

Handle civil and criminal cases in US territories of the Virgin Islands, Guam, the northern marina islands, and Puerto Rico.

Question 21

What does the Court of Veterans’ Appeals do?

Answer 21

Deals with veterans’ claims for benefits and other veterans’ problems and handles cases arising from unsettled claims.

Question 22

What is the senatorial courtesy system? How does it work?

Answer 22

A system the president uses to name judges to trial courts. A president submits the name of a candidate to senators from that candidates state and then the whole Senate to be approved.

Question 23

What type of courts is the senatorial courtesy system used for?

Answer 23

District courts and other trial courts