Court Proceedings (AAERT) UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
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a few of which predate the constitution, had long periods
State Courts of development during the colonial period, and were re-
tained thereafter
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
Certain higher states courts, called superior, district, or
general jurisdiction
circuit courts, possess
Cases handled by the state courts may be shifted at some
point into the federal system if there is a in- federal question
volved.
The territorial jurisdiction of county and municipal courts
venue
is their
Some states have yet another threshold level, the
Justice of the peace , entrusted with simple matters such as
performing marriages.
Supreme court may simply refuse to hear any case it
original jurisdiction doesn't want to, unless it has over the question
and, therefore, must hear the case.
When the supreme court agrees to consider an appeal, it
issues to whatever lower court last ruled in the
writ of certiorari
case. Basically, the Supreme Court demands the record of
a particular case from the lower court.
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a few of which predate the constitution, had long periods
State Courts of development during the colonial period, and were re-
tained thereafter
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
Certain higher states courts, called superior, district, or
general jurisdiction
circuit courts, possess
Cases handled by the state courts may be shifted at some
point into the federal system if there is a in- federal question
volved.
The territorial jurisdiction of county and municipal courts
venue
is their
Some states have yet another threshold level, the
Justice of the peace , entrusted with simple matters such as
performing marriages.
Supreme court may simply refuse to hear any case it
original jurisdiction doesn't want to, unless it has over the question
and, therefore, must hear the case.
When the supreme court agrees to consider an appeal, it
issues to whatever lower court last ruled in the
writ of certiorari
case. Basically, the Supreme Court demands the record of
a particular case from the lower court.
