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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 />

© Pearson Education, Inc.<br />

8. civilian tribunal a ____________________________________________________________________<br />

court operating as part of the judicial branch, entirely separate from the military establishment<br />

__________________________________________________________________________________<br />

86 Chapter 18 Guided Reading and Review

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