Question

Appellate jurisdiction means that the Supreme Court _____.

Answer 1

According to its original definition, correct answer looks like this. Appellate jurisdiction means that the supreme court hears an appeal from a court of original jurisdiction. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) Hears appeals from lower federal and state courts.  

Appellate jurisdiction means that the Supreme Court hears appeals from lower federal and state courts.

When referring to Appellate jurisdiction we are talking about the courts and the judiciary system. The courts have the power to review decisions from a lower court. That is Appellate jurisdiction. It even can modify the outcomes of the decisions made. When the Supreme Court choses any case and hears the arguments of both parties in conflict, the court has the faculty to change previous decisions made at a local level or state level. The ultimate decision lay son the Supreme Court.