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NAME CLASS DATE<br />
CHAPTER<br />
18<br />
Section 4: Guided Reading and Review<br />
The Special Courts<br />
A. As You Read<br />
As you read Section 4, fill in the chart below to organize information about each special court<br />
shown.<br />
Court Number of Term of Types of Cases<br />
Judges Judges<br />
hears cases in which there are<br />
1. United States Court<br />
claims against the government<br />
of the United States<br />
of Federal Claims a. 16 b. 15 years c. from all over the country<br />
hear cases like those heard in<br />
local State courts throughout<br />
2. Territorial Courts a. b. c. the United States<br />
3. Court of Appeals for<br />
the Armed Forces a. 5 b. 15 years c.<br />
4. Court of Appeals for a. 7 b. 15 years c.<br />
Veterans Claims<br />
hears appeals of serious<br />
court-martial convictions<br />
hears appeals from the<br />
decisions of the Board of<br />
Veterans Appeals in the<br />
Department of Veterans<br />
Affairs<br />
5. United States a. 19 b. 15 years c.<br />
Tax Court<br />
hears civil cases involving<br />
disputes over tax laws<br />
B. Reviewing Key Terms<br />
Define the following terms.<br />
6. redress satisfaction ____________________________________________________________________________<br />
of a claim<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
7. court-martial a ______________________________________________________________________<br />
court consisting of military officers who try cases of violation of military law by members of the<br />
armed __________________________________________________________________________________<br />
services<br />
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8. civilian tribunal a ____________________________________________________________________<br />
court operating as part of the judicial branch, entirely separate from the military establishment<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
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