Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: Structure of the Court System

In which we learn about the structure of the U.S. court system and how exactly it manages to keep things moving smoothly. We discuses trial courts, district courts, appeals courts, circuit courts, state supreme courts, and of course the one at the top, the U.S. Supreme Court. It's all quite a bit to manage with jurisdictions and such, but it's important to remember that the vast majority of cases never even make it to court! [6:45]