United States Courts - Which Court Is It? – CE 8a
Name __________________________________________________ Date _______________
For each of the following situations decide which court would handle the case. Use the following
abbreviations to answer the questions.
DC for U.S. District Court
CA for the U.S. Court of Appeals
SC for the U.S. Supreme Court
1. ________ John is seeking $500,000 damages from the big national chemical company that
polluted his pond in violation of federal anti-pollution laws.
2. ________ Marco is charged with kidnapping a young girl and carrying her across state lines.
3. ________ Marco is convicted of kidnapping and he wants to appeal.
4. ________ Marco lost in his first appeal and appealed to a higher court. He argued that his
confession was not voluntary.
5. ________ This court has the final word on the constitutionality of a federal law.
6. ________ A man is refused entrance to a restaurant because of his clothing. He says his
clothing is religious and he wants to sue the restaurant.
7. ________. An inmate at the federal penitentiary was convicted of capital murder and being a
drug “kingpin” and was sentenced to death. He wants to appeal.
8. ________ A family sues the school district because their son was denied entrance to a magnet
school because of his race.
9. ________ The family loses their discrimination lawsuit against the school district. They appeal
the decision.
10. ________ The family wins their appeal because the court says they were not allowed to
present some evidence in their trial. Their lawsuit is sent to this court for a new trial.
CE 8a .