District Courts

2.
Appellate Courts
3.
Supreme Court
a.
This court listens to trial court cases that have been sent to a higher court with the primary purpose of deciding whether a law used in a trial case has been applied in agreement with the Constitution.
b.
Courts of limited jurisdiction hearing civil and criminal cases are filed in these 94 trial courts in which a judge tries cases and a jury decides the outcome.
c.
The highest court in the United States, it can only hear appeals of legal issues decided in lower courts, or an issue between two states.

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Here’s the correct matching of the courts with their corresponding descriptions:

  1. District Courts
    b. Courts of limited jurisdiction hearing civil and criminal cases are filed in these 94 trial courts in which a judge tries cases and a jury decides the outcome.

  2. Appellate Courts
    a. This court listens to trial court cases that have been sent to a higher court with the primary purpose of deciding whether a law used in a trial case has been applied in agreement with the Constitution.

  3. Supreme Court
    c. The highest court in the United States, it can only hear appeals of legal issues decided in lower courts, or an issue between two states.