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Students identify the levels, structure, and jurisdiction of federal courts.
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Two companies incorporated in different states sue over a $2 million contract and choose a federal forum. Where does the lawsuit begin?
Federal prosecutors charge a defendant with mail fraud under a federal statute. What federal court normally conducts the trial?
A student files a civil suit claiming a public school violated the First Amendment. What court can hear that federal question first?
An inventor sues a company for patent infringement in federal court. At the start of the case, which court receives the evidence and finds the facts?
A tenant sues a same-state landlord for $4,000 over a broken lease, with no federal issue. Where would the case normally start?
A statute sends challenges to a final federal agency order directly to an appellate court. Which federal court hears the challenge first?
Two states sue each other over the boundary in a river, and no lower court has handled the dispute. Where does the case begin?
How many federal district courts are in the United States court system?
How many United States courts of appeals sit below the Supreme Court?
How many justices make up the current Supreme Court of the United States?
How are Article III district judges, circuit judges, and Supreme Court justices selected?
Article III says federal judges hold office during “good Behaviour.” What does that mean in ordinary civics terms?
An ordinary appeal from a federal trial court is usually heard by what decision-making body?
A court has authority to hear and decide a case before any appeal occurs. What kind of jurisdiction is this?
A court reviews a lower court’s ruling to decide whether the law was applied correctly. What kind of jurisdiction is this?
A civil action arises under the Constitution, a federal statute, or a treaty. What ground of federal jurisdiction is present?
A plaintiff from Oregon sues a defendant from Alabama for $200,000 under state negligence law. What federal jurisdictional ground could apply?
A party loses in federal district court and argues that the trial judge misread a federal statute. What court and jurisdiction normally come next?
A court of appeals affirms a conviction, and the losing party asks the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari. If review is granted, what jurisdiction is used?
A state supreme court upholds a state law after a federal constitutional objection. What makes Supreme Court review possible?
In the figure, the blank middle tier reviews district court judgments before any Supreme Court petition. Which court sits there?
The figure’s blank bottom tier is where most federal civil and criminal trials begin. What court belongs there?
A party asks the blank top tier in the figure to review a circuit decision by writ of certiorari. What court is the blank?
In the figure, the blank bottom tier is a unit of the district court above it, and it hears the cases debtors file seeking relief from their debts. Which court belongs there?
In the figure, appeals from both courts on the bottom tier go to the blank tier no matter where in the country the case arose. Which court is it?
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