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41b. only court established by the Constitution.
c. first court in which most of the important federal cases are heard.
d. last court in which federal questions can be decided.
____ 123. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit differs from the other 12 federal courts of appeals because it
a. does not hear appeals from regulatory agencies.
b. can have original jurisdiction over federal cases.
c. hears cases from across the country.
d. only hears appeals from the Supreme Court.
____ 124. The purposes of the 12 federal courts of appeals include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. to relieve the work load of the Supreme Court.
b. to hear appeals from the district courts.
c. to consider cases from several regulatory agencies.
d. to hear original cases that have bypassed lower courts.
____ 125. The term of office for constitutional court judges is determined by
a. the Constitution.
b. Congress.
c. the Department of Justice.
d. the President.
____ 126. Which one of the following duties is NOT performed by a United States magistrate?
a. issuing arrest warrants
b. setting bail
c. trying some cases concerning minor offenses
d. recording court proceedings
____ 127. The United States Tax Court hears
a. criminal cases.
b. civil cases.
c. no cases generated by the Internal Revenue Service.
d. all of the above.
____ 128. The Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison
a. enabled William Marbury to become a justice of the peace.
b. stripped the President of his power to appoint federal judges.
c. established the Court's power of judicial review.
d. none of the above.
____ 129. Legal cases in the District of Columbia and the territories that belong to the United States are settled in:
a. the courts of the State nearest the district or territory.
b. a separate system of courts for each territory and each district like those at the State and
federal levels.
c. a system of local courts like those in a city or town.
d. a system based on mediation and arbitration rather than legal confrontation.
____ 130. Which statement about differences between constitutional courts and special courts is TRUE?
a. Constitutional courts do not exercise broad judicial power.
b. Only constitutional courts hear cases arising out of expressed congressional powers.
c. Special courts have special powers granted under Article III.
d. Special courts hear a much narrower range of cases.
____ 131. A federal court has jurisdiction over a case if
a. a citizen of one State is suing a citizen from another State.
b. a State is suing a resident of another State.
c. a State is suing another State.
d. all of the above.
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