Chapter 9.1,2 Review

1. Chapter 9.1,2 Review

2. 1 An order that requires a person to appear in court is a

3. subpoena

4. 2 A detailed explanation of the legal thinking behind a court’s decision in a case is called

5. opinion

6. 3 The authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court is

7. appellate jurisdiction

8. 4 Approval means

9. consent

10. 5 One of the parties involved in a lawsuit is called the

11. litigant

12. 6 The authority of both state and federal courts to hear and decide cases is

13. concurrent jurisdiction

14. 7 To assume to be true is to

15. presume

16. 8 An official decision by a judge or a court that settles a case and may also establish meaning of a law is called a(n)

17. ruling

18. 9 Something that introduces or comes before something else is a

19. preliminary

20. 10 A court’s authority to hear and decide cases

21. jurisdiction

22. 11 Authority of only federal courts to hear and decide cases

23. exclusive jurisdiction

24. 12 The right to hold an office once a person is confirmed is

25. tenure

26. 13 A court system made up of both federal and state courts is a

27. dual court system

28. 14 A ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case is called a

29. precedent

30. 15 The authority of a court to hear cases for the first time

31. original jurisdiction

32. 16 The two kinds of cases that courts hear are: • criminal and federal • criminal and civil • federal and state • private and public

33. b. criminal and civil

34. 17 What is the main job of the judicial branch of government?

35. interprets laws

36. 18 The court system was created by Article ________ of the Constitution

37. III - Three

38. 19 The federal courts handle • Only major criminal cases • Only trials of civil cases • Only appeals of civil cases • Both civil and ciminal cases

39. d. both civil and criminal

40. 20 The Constitution limits the jurisdiction of federal courts to • allow them to hear only disputes between two private parties • allow them to focus on the more important cases • prevent them from interfering with state courts • prevent them from interfering with state college

41. c prevent them from interfering with state courts

42. 21 A dispute between an American company and a foreign government would be heard in • The Supreme Court b. federal court c. the foreign country involved in the dispute d. the state where the company is based

43. b. Federal court

44. 22 Which court in the federal system has responsibility for determining the facts of a case and where most cases start? • district court • circuit court • Supreme Court • appellate court

45. District court

46. 23 In a criminal case, if an accused person is judged innocent • only the accused person may appeal • only the prosecution may appeal • either side may appeal • neither side may appeal

47. neither side may appeal

48. 24 The total number of circuit courts in the United States is: • 50 c. 13 • 52 d. 12

49. c 13

50. 25 A circuit court may reverse the result of a trial if the judges decide that: • the defendant was wrongly accused • the person who won the lawsuit really should have lost • the original judge made an error • the lower court needs to retry the case