Federal Courts
These are the federal trial courts.
What are District Courts?
This is the highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
This means the authority to hear a case.
What is jurisdiction?
This court hears veterans’ appeals involving the VA.
What is the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims?
Federal judges are chosen by this person.
Who is the President?
There are this many federal district courts in the United States.
What is 94?
This power allows the Supreme Court to decide whether laws are constitutional.
What is Judicial Review?
This type of jurisdiction means a court hears a case first.
What is original jurisdiction?
This court hears disputes involving taxes and the IRS.
What is the United States Tax Court?
Federal judges are confirmed by this group.
What is the Senate?
These courts hear appeals from district courts.
What are Courts of Appeals?
This 1803 case established judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This type of jurisdiction reviews decisions from lower courts.
What is appellate jurisdiction?
These commissions were created after 9/11 to try terrorists.
What are Military Commissions?
Supreme Court justices usually serve for this length of time.
What is life?
The Courts of Appeals are known as these to the Supreme Court.
What are gatekeepers?
Written legal arguments submitted before oral arguments are called these.
What are briefs?
This type of jurisdiction means ONLY federal courts can hear a case.
What is exclusive jurisdiction?
This court allows people to sue the federal government for damages.
What is the Court of Federal Claims?
The Supreme Court hears fewer than this many cases per year.
What is 100?
This court handles trade-related civil cases.
What is the Court of International Trade?
This opinion explains why the losing side disagrees with the Court’s decision.
What is a dissenting opinion?
This type of jurisdiction allows state OR federal courts to hear a case.
What is concurrent jurisdiction?
These courts serve U.S. territories such as Guam.
What are Territorial Courts?
This court officer prosecutes cases for the federal government.
What is a U.S. Attorney?