Which of the following refers to appellate jurisdiction as applied to federal courts of appeals? a. the authority, as a federal court, to review cases involving state law b. the authority to review cases coming down from the supreme court c. the authority to review any and all cases of state and federal law d. the authority to review cases from lower courts

D is the correct answer.

When the Federal Courts of Appeals (better known as the Circuit Courts) are hearing a case as an appellate court, they are reviewing cases from the Federal district court to see if there were errors.

D. the authority to review cases from lower courts.

Explanation:

When we say that a court has appellate jurisdiction, what we mean is that they are entitled to hear appeals. Therefore, this means that they have the authority to review cases from lower courts. This structure allows all courts to know when to participate in a decision and when to avoid intervening in the cases that correspond to different courts. It also allows the citizens to access justice in a fair and swift way.

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