Learning Objectives

After reading Chapter 11 in the textbook, you should be able to:

1. compare the state court system and its judges to the federal court system,
2. discuss the role of private arbitration as an alternative to the judicial system,
3. describe the role of the appellate and supreme courts, and the Judicial Council,
4. discuss the process of selecting and removing state judges, and
5. describe the role of the governor and the voters in the judicial branch.