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State courts
federated system includes 3 types of courts Federal courts
The United States Supreme Court
a few of which predate the Constitution, had long periods
of development during the colonial period, and were re-
state court tained thereafter
is all misdeamnor
created by Congress under its constitutional powers, such
federal courts as the United States Tax Court, the Court of Federal Claims,
or other specialized tribunals;
established by Article III of the Constitution as the coequal
the United States Supreme Court third branch of the federal government, with its depen-
dent judiciary, such as the Circuit Courts of Appeal
all courts have two types of jurisdiction subject matter and territorial
state supreme court at the top;
then intermediate court of appeals;
state court systems typically have four tiers below that a superior, circuit, or district court of general
jurisdiction at the county level;
and finally, city or municipal courts
res judicata a decided thing
is unitary- that is, one system operates throughout the
country under one set of rules. Although they may often
federal judiciary receive a larger share of public attention than the state
courts do, federal courts are quite limited in the kinds of
cases they may hear
as the highest tribunal, not only is the final interpreter
The Supreme Court of the Constitution, but has authority to invalidate ("strike
down") acts of Congress (or even state laws, in certain
State courts
federated system includes 3 types of courts Federal courts
The United States Supreme Court
a few of which predate the Constitution, had long periods
of development during the colonial period, and were re-
state court tained thereafter
is all misdeamnor
created by Congress under its constitutional powers, such
federal courts as the United States Tax Court, the Court of Federal Claims,
or other specialized tribunals;
established by Article III of the Constitution as the coequal
the United States Supreme Court third branch of the federal government, with its depen-
dent judiciary, such as the Circuit Courts of Appeal
all courts have two types of jurisdiction subject matter and territorial
state supreme court at the top;
then intermediate court of appeals;
state court systems typically have four tiers below that a superior, circuit, or district court of general
jurisdiction at the county level;
and finally, city or municipal courts
res judicata a decided thing
is unitary- that is, one system operates throughout the
country under one set of rules. Although they may often
federal judiciary receive a larger share of public attention than the state
courts do, federal courts are quite limited in the kinds of
cases they may hear
as the highest tribunal, not only is the final interpreter
The Supreme Court of the Constitution, but has authority to invalidate ("strike
down") acts of Congress (or even state laws, in certain
