Ⅰ. Answer the following questions.

1. What kinds of cases do the inferior courts deal with? What are some of the limits that are imposed on them？

2. What kinds of cases are the trial courts of general jurisdiction empowered to try？

3. What is the function of the appellate courts? Why are appeals to the courts of last resort limited？

4. Why are intermediate appellate courts established? What does the“screening out”function refer to？

5. What must be the jurisdiction of a District Court based upon? What does the workload of the District Court make up？

6. What limitations are imposed on District Court jurisdiction? Under what circumstances can a case be removed to the federal court? Why？

7. How are trials conducted in the U.S. District Court? What procedure is applicable？

8. Describe the U.S. Courts of Appeals. What does“en banc”mean？

9. How can people get their appeals reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court? What is the policy underlying the discretionary nature of the Supreme Court appellate jurisdiction？

10. What do you think are the proper ways to supervise and discipline the judges?Under what circumstances do you think that the judges need to be removed from the judgeship? How do you comment on the American way of“impeachment of judges”？