Nature of Judicial System
America's courts are adversarial, meaning there are _______ parties involved.
Two
Every case is a dispute between a ________ and a __________.
plaintiff and defendant
Courts with this jurisdiction hear cases for the first time
Original jurisdiction
Courts with this jurisdiction hear cases brought to them from a lower court.
appellate
Number of justices on the Supreme Court
9
Robbery, DUI, and racketeering are all _________ law cases.
criminal
Plaintiffs must have a serious interest in a case, like immediate or direct injury or government action, called this. __________ to _________
standing to sue
In this Act from 1789, Congress created additional constitutional courts.
Judiciary Act
How many court of appeals are there in the U.S.?
a. 12
b. 15
c. 20
d. 22
a. 12
Number of chief justices on Supreme Court
1
Common law and statutes make up this type of law between people.
civil
class action lawsuit
There are how many district courts in America?
a. 37
b. 88
c. 91
d. 103
91
True of false: The court of appeals hold trials.
False
The Supreme Court is a(n)
a. appeals court
b. court of original jurisdiction
c. both
c. both
The vast majority of all criminal and civil cases take place in ___________ courts.
State
"friend of the court"
True or False: Trials are held at the district court level.
True
Number of judges that hear most appellate cases.
3
What is the minimum number of Supreme Court justices required by the Constitution?
there is no requirement
The impartial arbiter is the _______________.
Judge
Cases must be _______ disputes, meaning they are issues that are capable of being settled by legal methods.
justiciable
A specific case type that would be heard in federal court.
bankruptcy, bank robbery, state v. state, maritime laws, multi-state issues,
Appellate federal court decisions set _____________ for all lower courts to follow.
precedent
The vast majority of cases heard by the Supreme Court are appealed from _____________ court.
federal