15: The Federal Court System

Why was the state court system under the Articles of Confederation ineffective?

For disagreements involving citizens of different states, what kind of jurisdiction would courts have?

When a national system of courts was created in the Constitution, _____.

Which is true about the types of cases that special courts hear?

Which is the best example of a case that has federal jurisdiction?

Which is true regarding cases tried in courts that have concurrent jurisdiction?

Which describes the way that the President appoints federal judges?

Besides the facts of a case, what three things can judges consider when deciding a case?

Why did the Framers decide to appoint Supreme Court justices for life?

When the Framers met in Philadelphia in 1787, they created _____.

A good clue that a judge is practicing judicial activism is when he or she _____.

Each of the following is a duty of a U.S. marshal except _____.

Jurisdiction refers to the authority of a court to _____.

What happens after a Supreme Court justice is appointed?

When a court has original jurisdiction, a case _____.

Constitutional courts and special courts were created by _____ based on Article III of the Constitution.

Special courts handle cases that arise from the expressed powers of Congress, which are detailed in _____.

Judicial restraint means that a judge will consider ______ when making decisions about a case.

Which court has jurisdiction over cases where a person or group violates the Constitution?

Why are district courts known as the "courts of first instance"?

Which is true about decisions made by the 94 district courts?

Which describes the court of appeals?

Which best describes the first step after a court of appeals receives a case?

Which court hear federal cases?

How is a civil case different from a criminal case?

How many judges does the Court of International Trade have?

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is located in _____.

What happens if the judges on a court of appeals decide a trial was unfair?

Which is true about district courts?

The Court of International Trade is also known as _____.

How many courts of appeals are in the federal judicial system?

What kind of jurisdiction allows a district court to hear most federal criminal and civil cases?

Congress decided to create the courts of appeals because _____.

Using the power of judicial review, the Supreme Court can _____.

The Supreme Court gained its power of judicial review in _____.

Which is true about how a court case gets to the Supreme Court?

Which is one of the three things the Supreme Court may do when a case comes up for review?

An associate justice, who disagrees with most of the justices, writes a statement explaining her vote and on behalf of the three other justices that agree with her. What is the name of this statement?

The Supreme Court's decision in the case Marbury v. Madison is important because _____.

What does it mean when a Supreme Court justice issues a dissenting opinion?

Judicial review is the power to _____.

Which is required for the Supreme Court to reach a decision?

What is a concurring opinion?

Which is one of three actions the Supreme Court may take when it reviews a case?

Why are there an odd number of justices on the Supreme Court?

The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in cases _____.

The Supreme Court is in session _____.

The Supreme Court is more likely to consider reviewing a case if _____.

What right did the Supreme Court claim in Marbury v. Madison?

Which statement about the Supreme Court is true?

Which is true about the process when the Supreme Court hears a case?

The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims decides _____.

Which court is a civilian tribunal that reviews serious court-martial convictions?

What is the name given to groups set up to try suspected terrorists captured in Afghanistan and Iraq?

What kinds of cases are decided in the Court of Federal Claims?

Congress created _____ to operate in a way similar to the way local courts work in the United States.

Cases heard by _____ typically come from the Internal Revenue Service

Territorial courts are basically the same as ____.

The United States Tax Court was set up to _____.

What did the Supreme Court decide regarding military commissions in a 2006 ruling?

The U.S. Tax Court was created by _____.

Military commissions were created by _____.

What are military commissions?

In addition to local courts, the District of Columbia also has _____.

Which is true about the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces?

A special court tries cases involving offense against military law. Which is the highest court to which these cases can be appealed?

Which is a difference between the special courts created by Congress and the constitutional courts?

When a plaintiff sues the federal government for monetary damages, which court hears the case?

Which court hears appeals about claims for benefits from people who have served in the armed forces?

Congress has established two local courts for the District of Columbia -a Court of Appeals and a _____.

Which usually happens when a person wins a case in the Court of Federal Claims?

A person who loses a decision in the Court of Federal Claims _____.

Unlike the other courts of appeals, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit _____.

What was established in Article III of the Constitution?

Who has the power to appoint Supreme Court justices?

District courts are the only federal courts that _____.

Which courts have jurisdiction in Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Marianas?

The Court of International Trade trials are often held _____.