Lower Federal Court Federal Appeals Courts Federal Court System Bill becomes Law Congress

-This is the lowest level of federal court? Row Question

-District Row Answer

-How does this lowest level determine guilt or innocence? Row Question

-Jury Trial Row Answer

-This Federal Court hears cases on first appeal? Row Question

-Appeals Court Row Answer

-What is the job of this secondary court? Row Question

-determining fairness Row Answer

-How are Federal judges chosen? Row Question

-by the President Row Answer

-How long is the term of a federal judge? Row Question

-lifetime Row Answer

-This term is for a ruling given by an Appeals or Supreme Court that means the verdict in the original trial was fairly reached? Row Question

-upheld Row Answer

Row Question -This term is for a ruling given by an Appeals or Supreme Court case that means the original verdict is placed aside and the case is thrown out?

-overturned Row Answer

Row Question -This term is for a ruling in an Appeals or Supreme Court case that means the case was unfairly reached and a new trial is ordered in a lower court?

-remand Row Answer

-This is the written summary of the arguments placed before the Appeals Court judges? Row Question

-brief Row Answer

-Name the two separate court systems that exist in the US? Row Question

-Federal and State Row Answer

-Name the two types of cases that are tried in those courts? Row Question

-civil and criminal Row Answer

-This is the term meaning the authority to hear and decide an issue. Row Question

-jurisdiction Row Answer

-This is the term for the court that has the initial authority to hear a case? Row Question

-original jurisdiction Row Answer

-This term means that only one court system has authority to hear the case? Row Question

-exclusive jurisdiction Row Answer

-Name the agreement which created our two house Congress? Row Question

-Great Compromise Row Answer

-Name the two houses of our Congress? Row Question

-House ad Senate Row Answer

-How long are the terms in the lower house? Row Question

-2 years Row Answer

-How long are the terms in the upper house? Row Question

-6 years Row Answer

-How many total members? Row Question

-100 in Senate Row Answer

-How does a bill get into Congress? Row Question

-sponsored by Congressman Row Answer

-These are meetings held by legislative committees in order to allow public comments and information to be given to legislative committees. Row Question

-public hearings Row Answer

-Term that describes a special committee made up of legislators from the House and Senate who try to work out differences in bill that passed both houses in different forms. Row Question

-conference committee Row Answer

-This is the process where the President does not sign a bill and Congress has adjourned and after ten days the bills dies rather than becoming law. Row Question

-pocket veto Row Answer

-This is the ability of Congress to pass a bill after the President has vetoed it---but only if they can pass it again with a 2/3 majority. Row Question

-override Row Answer