Chapter 15
There are two universal categories of law that American court cases proceed under. These two are called the criminal law and the civil law. In the United States, there are court systems at both the federal and state level. The federal courts decide cases addressing federal laws, treaties with other nations, and the Constitution, while the state courts hear only cases involving questions of state law. Only a very small percentage of the cases decided are heard in the federal courts. Judges for the federal judiciary who are prominent members of the legal profession and who share the President’s partisan and ideological views are usually nominated. The highest court in the United States of America is the Supreme Court. Of the three
There are two universal categories of law that American court cases proceed under. These two are called the criminal law and the civil law. In the United States, there are court systems at both the federal and state level. The federal courts decide cases addressing federal laws, treaties with other nations, and the Constitution, while the state courts hear only cases involving questions of state law. Only a very small percentage of the cases decided are heard in the federal courts. Judges for the federal judiciary who are prominent members of the legal profession and who share the President’s partisan and ideological views are usually nominated. The highest court in the United States of America is the Supreme Court. Of the three