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Stack #37425
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| appellate jurisdiction | this court has jurisdiction on the case appealed from the lower court |
| plaintiff | the accuser of a case |
| exclusive jurisdiction | A case involving an ambassador has ______________ jurisdiction of the federal courts |
| defendant | person accused of a crime |
| writ of certiorari | order a lower court to send up the record of a case for review by the Supreme Court. |
| dissenting opinion | Since the judge did not agree with the majority opinion, she wrote her own ______________ opinion for the record |
| certificate | a lower court can ask the Supreme Court to clarify a case. |
| redress | To make amends to |
| concurrent jurisdiction | Federal and State courts have _______________ jurisdiction when sharing the power to hear a case. |
| majority opinion | Since the __________________ supported the constitutionality of the law, the law was upheld. |
| concurring opinion | The justice wrote a _____________________to stress a point in favor of the ruling that was omitted from the majority opinion |
| original jurisdiction | The court that first hears a case is said to have |
| is called the plaintiff | The person who initiates a case |
| a dissenting opinion | A Supreme Court justice who does not agree with the majority decision can submit |
| satisfaction of a claim | Redress means |
| It follows the same procedures as a certificate | Which is not a true statement about a writ of certiorari |
| it did not provide for a national judiciary | One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that |
| each State was interpreting laws for itself | The most important reason that the United States needed a national court system was that |
| a case involving two citizens of a single State | The federal courts do not always have the authority to hear and decide |
| who may decide a case | Jurisdiction directly limits |
| the Supreme Court | Which of the following federal courts exercises both original and appellate jurisdiction |
| They are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate | Which of the following statements about judges who sit in the federal courts is true |
| marshals | the federal officers who make arrests, secure jurors, and serve legal papers are |
| district courts | Which federal court or courts hear the greatest number of cases |
| Like cours of appeals, they have the right to listen to appeals | Which of the following statements does not accurately describe federal district courts |
| the last court at which federal questions can be decided | Most importantly, the Supreme Court is called the High Court because it is |
| power of judicial review | When Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes said that the Constitution "means what the judges say it means," he was referring to the Supreme Court's |
| deal with specific, limited ranges of law. | Special courts differ from constitutional courts in that they |
| No court system existed to handle issues of law | Which was not a reason for establishing national courts |
| the subject matter or the type of people | The federal courts can hear and decide cases on the basis of |
| cases involving citizens of different States | Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over all of the following types of cases |
| for life | Judges of the constitutional courts are appointed |
| the Constitution | The term of office for federal judges is determined by |
| recording court proceedings | Which one of the following duties is not performed by a United States magistrate |
| heard in inferior courts called district courts | About 80 percent of all federal cases are |
| the district courts, the Tax Court, and the decisions of federal regulatory agencies | The courts of appeals hear cases that have been appealed from |
| it exercises broad judicial powers | The most accurate reason that the Court of International Trade is classified as a constitutional court rather than a special court is probably that |
| it is the uppermost court in the nation's judicial system | The Supreme Court is also called the High Court mainly because |
| by federal and State courts | The power of judicial review is held |
| Special courts hear a much narrower range of cases | Whech statement about differences between consitutional courts and special courts is true |
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