QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● 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
●● 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].
●● 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.
●● True or False?
State courts are independent of federal courts.
Answer: True
●● Which part of the notice shows the venue?
[Check CER Court - Courts Quiz, Question 6]
Answer: B
●● 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
●● AAERT standards are based on....
A: federal rules.
B: live free and be free.
C: independent thoughts.
D: state rules.
Answer: A: federal rules.
●● True or False?
When the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a matter, all other courts now
have to follow that.
Answer: True
●● Constitutionality is decided by which court?
A: Appeals
B: Supreme
C: District
D: State
, Answer: B: Supreme
●● 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.
●● 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
●● True or False?
The job of the court is to resolve a dispute between parties.
Answer: True