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Levels of the Federal Courts

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The Supreme Court gets all the glory, but very few federal cases make it to the highest court. An interesting lesson explores the structure of the lower levels of the federal court system. In addition to outlining the organization of district and appeals courts, the page introduces scholars of criminology to the differences between original and appellate jurisdiction as well as criminal and civil law.

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Concepts

the judicial branch, courts, the judicial system, civil law, the criminal justice system, the supreme court, the federal court system, the united states constitution, judges, the united states government, the federal government, criminology, federalism

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

Assign as a resource for scholars to research the different types of federal courts

Classroom Considerations

The resource is part of a series of five lessons on the organization of the Federal Courts
Some of the information in the lesson relates specifically to the state of Missouri
Reading level better for high school age than lower levels

Pros

Contains a useful pyramid graphic that outlines the three levels of federal courts
The interactive quiz is a fairly simple, but effective, five-question review of the different types of federal courts
Highlights linked key terms

Cons

The font size is small and navigation is not always intuitive

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