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

1. U.S. magistrate’s courts are courts of general jurisdiction.
2. U.S. district courts are the trial courts of the federal system.
3. Cases heard by the U.S. courts of appeals have been appealed from state appeals courts or state supreme courts.
4. Supreme Court justices serve for life.
5. The case of Marbury v. Madison established the Supreme Court’s power to review acts of Congress.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE

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