Questions: Question 13 What is true of the courts of appeals? a. They have original jurisdiction on criminal matters. b. They consider only civil cases. c. They hear only a small subset of all criminal and civil cases. d. They are single-judge courts.

Question 13

What is true of the courts of appeals?
a. They have original jurisdiction on criminal matters.
b. They consider only civil cases.
c. They hear only a small subset of all criminal and civil cases.
d. They are single-judge courts.

Transcript text: Question 13 What is true of the courts of appeals? a. They have original jurisdiction on criminal matters. b. They consider only civil cases. c. They hear only a small subset of all criminal and civil cases. d. They are single-judge courts.

Solution

Answer

The answer is c. They hear only a small subset of all criminal and civil cases.

Explanation

Option a: They have original jurisdiction on criminal matters.

This is incorrect. Courts of appeals do not have original jurisdiction; they have appellate jurisdiction. This means they review cases that have already been decided in lower courts, rather than hearing cases for the first time.

Option b: They consider only civil cases.

This is incorrect. Courts of appeals consider both criminal and civil cases, as long as they are appeals from lower court decisions.

Option c: They hear only a small subset of all criminal and civil cases.

This is correct. Courts of appeals review cases that have been appealed from lower courts, which is a small subset of all cases. Not every case is appealed, and not every appeal is accepted for review.

Option d: They are single-judge courts.

This is incorrect. Courts of appeals typically have panels of judges, often three, who review and decide on cases. They are not single-judge courts.

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