Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Policy decisions of the courts do not affect most Americans in their day-to-day lives.
2. Trial courts of general jurisdiction have the legal authority to decide all matters not specifically delegated to lower courts.
3. Felony cases that go to trial will be heard in trial courts of general jurisdiction.
4. Trial courts of limited jurisdiction have the authority to handle arraignments and preliminary hearings for felony cases.
5. All states have both an intermediate court of appeals and a court of last resort.


1. False
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. False

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