The Judicial Branch

Question 1

Which type of jurisdiction do federal trial courts have?

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original

Question 2

Jurisdiction gives federal courts the authority

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to hear certain kinds of cases.

Question 3

A dispute over a contract between two people in the same city would most likely be heard first in

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a state trial court.

Question 4

US District Courts hear federal cases involving

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civil and criminal issues.

Question 5

When a court interprets laws in a way that creates or promotes social change and wrestles with moral issues, it is engaging in judicial

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activism.

Question 6

Courts of general jurisdiction typically have

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a judge and jury.

Question 7

A landlord who sues a tenant for unpaid rent would most likely take the case to

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small claims court.

Question 8

Before a case can be heard in a state high court, it must

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go through a selection process.

Question 9

In state court, a losing party can appeal a case if

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a higher court agrees to hear it.

Question 10

A losing party in a federal trial court can

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appeal to a higher federal court.

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