Civics question 50 of 128
What is one part of the judicial branch?
2 accepted answers
- Supreme Court
- Federal Courts
You only need to give one of these. The officer accepts any of them.
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Background
The Supreme Court, or the federal courts, answers this. The Constitution created only the Supreme Court by name and left Congress to build the rest, which it began doing with the Judiciary Act of 1789. Three levels handle most federal cases: ninety-four district courts hold the trials, thirteen courts of appeals review those judgments within regional circuits, and the Supreme Court sits above them and takes only the cases it chooses. Specialized courts handle tax, bankruptcy, international trade, and claims against the government. State courts form a separate system that decides the large majority of legal disputes in the country, including most criminal cases, and they reach the federal system only on a question of federal law. Judges of the constitutional courts serve for life.
This background section is written by US Citizenship Test Practice to explain the civics fact. It is not part of the USCIS question list, and the official answer above is the one to give at the interview.
Where this question sits
It is part of System of Government, inside the American Government section of the test.
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