1. The Federal Court System
7th Grade Civics
Miss Smith
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2. U.S. District Courts
The Constitution states “the ________ power of the U.S. shall be vested in one _______ Court, and in such _________ [lower] courts as the ________ may from time to time… establish.”
Which Article in the Constitution can you find this?

3. U.S. District Courts There are ___ levels of _______ courts
Each level has jurisdiction (extent of the court’s ________ to hear and ______ a case brought before it)
___ types of jurisdiction: _______ and appellate

4. U.S. Federal Districts
District courts- ______ level of federal courts in the ____
Ex: _____ courts, courts of original jurisdiction (authority to be the _____ courts in which cases are _____)

5. U.S. Federal Districts
The only _______ court where jury trials are held
Cannot hear _______ from other courts
These are the “_____” federal courts with at least _ in each state and D.C.
__ total

6. U.S. District Judges Judges don’t make ____. That job goes to who?
Judges apply the ________ law to the cases before them
The ______ of judges per court depend on the ________ of the court
Conduct _____ and _______ trials with or without ______
If no jury, the judge decides who ____/_____ and sets ___________

7. U.S. District Judges Can be impeached by ________
Federal judges (except those in U.S. ____________) are appointed for ____
The __________ chooses them, ______ approves
Can be impeached by ________
Neither Congress nor the pres. can lower a judge’s ______
All of this ensures judges aren’t ________ for their _________ in cases

8. U.S. Courts of Appeals
After a court case is lost, the losing party can ______ to the ______ level of the federal court system, or the court of appeals (C.o.A.)
These courts have appellate jurisdiction (power to ______ decisions made by ______ courts)
There are ___ judicial circuits and each circuit has it’s own C.o.A.
Each C.o.A. has btwn __-___ judges
The judge who has served the _______ and is under ___ yrs old is the _____ judge

9. U.S. Courts of Appeals C.o.A.s do not hold ______
A panel of at least ___ judges make a ________ on the case
Judges examine ______ and hear from the ________
Judges only decide whether or not the original trial was ____, NOT who is ______/________
Judges reach their decision by ________ ____
Either they send the case back to _____ or uphold the _______ ________

10. The U.S. Supreme Court The _______ court of the land
Mainly an _______ court
Justices = _______
The decisions of the justices cannot be _________
Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in ___ types of cases:
Involving _________ of other countries
Between ______
Involving a state and the _______ ____