The American Court System
The American Court system is a (blank) court system
What is a dual court system?
The lowest court tier in Texas consist of these types of courts
What are lower courts? (Justice of the Peace/Municipal)
This type of court hears misdemeanors punishable by fine only.
Municipal
What type of court would I have to appear in if I received a speeding citation from a Royse City Police Officer
Municipal Court
This type of law must have been broken for your case to start in the Federal System
The Federal Court System has this many tiers
What is 3?
Each court system consists of lower courts and of these types of courts
What are higher courts?
Texas District Courts hear what level of crimes
What are felony offenses?
The Texas State Court System has this many tiers
What is 5?
Any appellate court can order a new trial, allow the defendant to go free, and do this last action
What is uphold the original verdict?
US Circuit Courts hear appeals from the lower District Court and are this level/tier of the US Court System
What is the second?
Texas has this many "courts of last resort"
What is 2?
There are three branches of government. Federal courts are located in this branch of government
What is the judicial?
County level courts hear this level of crimes?
What are Class A and B Misdemeanors?
This court is considered the primary trial court in Texas
What is District Court?
If someone loses a case in District Court, they can appeal to this court
What is the Texas Court of Appeals?
These types of cases are heard in US District court (hint: two answers)
What are Criminal and Civil cases?
How many state court systems does the U.S. have
51 - 1 for each state and 1 for the District of Columbia
The power to hear a case for the first time
What is original jurisdiction?
This type of court hears civil action of not more than $5k
Justice of the Peace
An adult is arrested but a juvenile is
Taken into custody
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the last resort for these types of cases
What are criminal cases?
Texas is located in this Federal Appeals Circuit Court (hint: its a number)
What is the 5th Circuit Court?
There are this many judges of the US Supreme Court
What is 9?
Two levels of courts that have the same authority to hear the same types of cases
What is concurrent jurisdiction?
This county court hears matters related to the death of someone and reading of their Will
What is Statutory Probate Court?
If someone loses a case in one of the Texas Courts of Last resort, they may be able to appeal their case to this court
What is the US Supreme Court?
The Texas Supreme Court is the court of last resort for these types of cases (hint: there are two answers)
What are civil and juvenile cases?
How many Federal Court of Appeals / Circuit Courts do we have in the United States?
13
US District Courts are the trial courts in the Federal System. There are this many US District Courts
What is 94?