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Structure of the Court System (Crash Course)
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Structure of the Court System (Crash Course)
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12 Questions

1. Most cases dealt with by the Supreme Court are there for what?

2. How many circuit courts are there?

3. What court has original jurisdiction when a) case is between US and a state b) case between two states c) case involving foreign ministers d) case about something that took place on high seas?

4. The idea that parties wanting their case to go to the supreme court must have a big stake in the outcome is called what?

5. Federal Appeal courts are also called what?

6. Most supreme court judges are what, even though there's no constitutional law saying they need to be this

7. If you read about a court case in your history book, it's likely to be from what court?

8. The Supreme Court will almost always take a case in which what?

9. What can people do if they don't like how a court case turned out?

10. Most criminal cases start in what court?

11. Where are most legal disputes settled?

12. Moot cases no longer need what?