AAERT CER EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS FULLY SOLVED
& UPDATED (LATEST UPDATE 2026) UPDATE!!
1. The 94 Federal District Courts are organized into ______ regional
circuits.
A. 11
B. 25
C. 50
D. 12
Answer: D. 12
2. If the top tier is number one in this scenario, put the following
court systems in order: State Supreme Court, Municipal Courts,
Circuit or District Courts, Court of Appeals.
Answer: 1. State Supreme Court; 2. Court of Appeals; 3. Circuit or
District Courts; 4. Municipal Courts
3. Fill in the blank: The venue of a case is _________ the case is
________.
Answer: The venue of a case is [WHERE] the case is [FILED].
4. Fill in the blank: The three types of courts ________ courts, which
have been around the longest; ________ courts, which includes
the United States Tax Court, and the _______ Court, which is the
third branch of the federal government and includes the Circuit
Courts of Appeal.
Answer: The three types of courts [STATE] courts, which have
been around the longest; [FEDERAL] courts, which includes the
United States Tax Court, and the [US SUPREME] Court, which is
, the third branch of the federal government and includes the
Circuit Courts of Appeal.
5. True or False? State courts are independent of federal courts.
Answer: True
6. Which part of the notice shows the venue? (Referenced from CER
Court - Courts Quiz, Question 6)
Answer: B
7. Which term applies to the following definition? Types of cases or
issues a court is authorized to hear. For example, bankruptcy court
can only hear bankruptcy cases.
A. Jurisdiction - subject matter
B. Jurisdiction - geographic
C. Jurisdiction - limited
D. Jurisdiction - general
Answer: A. Jurisdiction - subject matter
8. AAERT standards are based on....
A. federal rules.
B. live free and be free.
C. independent thoughts.
D. state rules.
Answer: A. federal rules
9. True or False? When the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a matter, all
other courts now have to follow that.
Answer: True
10. Constitutionality is decided by which court?
A. Appeals
, B. Supreme
C. District
D. State
Answer: B. Supreme
11. What does the venue (jurisdiction) of the case tell the
reporter? (Example of Venue: United States District Court of
Massachusetts.)
A. What legal procedures to abide by.
B. Whether the judge is assigned to a case from start to finish.
C. Where the proceeding is taking place.
D. Whether there will be a jury during trial or not.
Answer: A. What legal procedures to abide by
12. Which of the following is not an administrative court/forum?
A. United States District Court
B. Bankruptcy Court
C. Social Security Court
D. Tax Court
Answer: A. United States District Court
13. True or False? The job of the court is to resolve a dispute
between parties.
Answer: True
14. How many types of courts are there?
A. Four
B. Five
C. Two
D. Three
Answer: D. Three
& UPDATED (LATEST UPDATE 2026) UPDATE!!
1. The 94 Federal District Courts are organized into ______ regional
circuits.
A. 11
B. 25
C. 50
D. 12
Answer: D. 12
2. If the top tier is number one in this scenario, put the following
court systems in order: State Supreme Court, Municipal Courts,
Circuit or District Courts, Court of Appeals.
Answer: 1. State Supreme Court; 2. Court of Appeals; 3. Circuit or
District Courts; 4. Municipal Courts
3. Fill in the blank: The venue of a case is _________ the case is
________.
Answer: The venue of a case is [WHERE] the case is [FILED].
4. Fill in the blank: The three types of courts ________ courts, which
have been around the longest; ________ courts, which includes
the United States Tax Court, and the _______ Court, which is the
third branch of the federal government and includes the Circuit
Courts of Appeal.
Answer: The three types of courts [STATE] courts, which have
been around the longest; [FEDERAL] courts, which includes the
United States Tax Court, and the [US SUPREME] Court, which is
, the third branch of the federal government and includes the
Circuit Courts of Appeal.
5. True or False? State courts are independent of federal courts.
Answer: True
6. Which part of the notice shows the venue? (Referenced from CER
Court - Courts Quiz, Question 6)
Answer: B
7. Which term applies to the following definition? Types of cases or
issues a court is authorized to hear. For example, bankruptcy court
can only hear bankruptcy cases.
A. Jurisdiction - subject matter
B. Jurisdiction - geographic
C. Jurisdiction - limited
D. Jurisdiction - general
Answer: A. Jurisdiction - subject matter
8. AAERT standards are based on....
A. federal rules.
B. live free and be free.
C. independent thoughts.
D. state rules.
Answer: A. federal rules
9. True or False? When the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a matter, all
other courts now have to follow that.
Answer: True
10. Constitutionality is decided by which court?
A. Appeals
, B. Supreme
C. District
D. State
Answer: B. Supreme
11. What does the venue (jurisdiction) of the case tell the
reporter? (Example of Venue: United States District Court of
Massachusetts.)
A. What legal procedures to abide by.
B. Whether the judge is assigned to a case from start to finish.
C. Where the proceeding is taking place.
D. Whether there will be a jury during trial or not.
Answer: A. What legal procedures to abide by
12. Which of the following is not an administrative court/forum?
A. United States District Court
B. Bankruptcy Court
C. Social Security Court
D. Tax Court
Answer: A. United States District Court
13. True or False? The job of the court is to resolve a dispute
between parties.
Answer: True
14. How many types of courts are there?
A. Four
B. Five
C. Two
D. Three
Answer: D. Three
