Contents
- 1 Lesson 11.1 – The Court System
- 2 WATCH – Lesson 11.1 Intro Video
- 3 READ – Reading 11.1 – “The Dual Court System”
- 4 COMPLETE – Student Challenge Exercise 11.1
- 5 READ – Reading 11.2 – “The Federal Court System”
- 6 READ – Exercise 11.2 – “Federal Courts and the Public”
- 7 READ – Reading 11.3 – “The Supreme Court”
- 8 REVIEW – Key Terms from this chapter
- 9 COMPLETE – Self-Assessment Exercise 11.3
- 10 WRITE – Discussion Board 11.1
Lesson 11.1 – The Court System
In this lesson, you will learn the basic ideas and parts of the US court system.
WATCH – Lesson 11.1 Intro Video
READ – Reading 11.1 – “The Dual Court System”
Read the following textbook excerpt, which presents the dual court system, and explain how the different court systems interact with various legal issues.
https://openstax.org/books/american-government-2e/pages/13-2-the-dual-court-system
COMPLETE – Student Challenge Exercise 11.1
Read through the following page, which offers a exercise in practicing
On the bottom of this page, complete the “Student Challenge” by clicking on the red “Start” button.
READ – Reading 11.2 – “The Federal Court System”
This reading describes the differences between the various federal courts: district, circuit courts, and the Supreme Court
https://openstax.org/books/american-government-2e/pages/13-3-the-federal-court-system
READ – Exercise 11.2 – “Federal Courts and the Public”
Read through the following passage, which outlines the different way the federal courts affect the lives of Americans:
https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/federal-courts-public
READ – Reading 11.3 – “The Supreme Court”
This reading analyzes the structure and important features of the Supreme Court, as well as explain how the Court selects cases.
https://openstax.org/books/american-government-2e/pages/13-4-the-supreme-court
REVIEW – Key Terms from this chapter
Read through these key terms connected to our study of the court system. Some of them might appear on our next exam, as short-answer definitions:
https://openstax.org/books/american-government-2e/pages/13-key-terms
COMPLETE – Self-Assessment Exercise 11.3
NOTE: On our second exam, there will questions in answer-completion format, which will be based on these 22 review questions, so please make sure you understand, and answer all of these questions correctly.
Complete questions 1-22 to review key ideas from this topic:
https://openstax.org/books/american-government-2e/pages/13-review-questions
You can check your answers here:
https://openstax.org/books/american-government-2e/pages/chapter-13#fs-id1163756284095-solution
WRITE – Discussion Board 11.1
Head over to Discussion Board 11.1
