Courts are divided into federal courts and state courts. The United States Courts' website (Links to an external site.) https://www.uscourts.gov/ contains information about the federal judiciary. Follow the link and look specifically at the section comparing federal courts and state courts. (Links to an external site.) https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/court-role-and-structure/comparing-federal-state-courts. As you read the comparison chart, answer the following:
Which court system was specifically established in the United States Constitution?
Where can people go if they are not satisfied with the decision in a state trial?
Where can people go if they are not satisfied with the decision in a federal trial?
What system of government does the United States have that causes it to have two court systems?
Which system conducts most of the criminal trials?
When might a case move from the state court system to the federal court system?