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Judicial Branch

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  • There are ___ levels of federal courts.
    three
  • Only the ____ can decide which cases it will hear.
    Tax Court
    Federal Claims Court
    Supreme Court
    District Court
  • The only federal courts to hold jury trials are ___ courts.
    district
  • After a trial has passed through a district court and a court of appeals, it may go to the ____ Court.
    Tax
    Constitution
    Supreme
    Lower
  • _____ justices serve on the Supreme Court.
    Seven
    Nine
    Ten
    Eight
  • Supreme Court justices are appointed by the ____ and approved by the ___.
    president and Senate
  • At least three ____ review a case brought to a court of appeals.
    judges
  • Supreme Court decisions have sometimes brought changes in the
    Constitution
  • At times the Supreme Court has _____, or changed, it's decisions.
    located
    reversed
    appealed
    chosen
  • A decision from a district court may be ___.
    appealed
  • Tax Court is part of the district ___ system.
    court
  • Why would a person go to an appeals court? An appeal is when -the losing side has issues with the law that was applied
    The losing side has issues or feels that the law did not apply to their case or it was unfair in other ways
  • The ____ branch decides whether the Constitution is being followed.
    legislative
    district
    executive
    judical