What is the structure of federal courts in America today?
What will be an ideal response?
The U.S. District Court is the federal trial court and the entry point into the federal judicial system. The U.S. District Court has original jurisdiction, tries cases, and has a large caseload. The U.S. Attorney General is the government's prosecutor and U.S. District Court has many federally life-time appointed judges, and several magistrates.
Appellate Courts serve as the review court and hear cases that originate from the district court. They have no control over the cases they receive. They do not have original jurisdiction, and do not try cases.
U.S. Supreme Court is the final arbiter in the U.S. judicial system and hears only 100 cases per year. The Supreme Court has both original and appellate jurisdiction.
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a. Elections b. Subject matter jurisdiction c. Due process d. Federal jurisdiction
The Russian Federation is second to the United States in the number of prisoners per 100,000 people
a. True b. False
What is geographical jurisdiction?
What will be an ideal response?
All of the following were identified as ways in which accountability could be accomplished EXCEPT for ______.
a. creating periodic reports for the public b. removing internal affairs c. developing a civilian board d. creating outreach programs