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PRE TEST CHPT 12-13
A ________ case would be in order if a person attempted to recover damages following an automobile accident.
Correct!
civil
What is the most common route for an appeal to the Supreme Court?
Correct!
Writ of certiorari
Which of the following is NOT a check on judicial power?
Impeachment
Withdrawing jurisdiction
Correct!
Removing justices either by the president or Congress
__________ is what judges rely on when they use decisions from previous cases to make their own decision.
Judicial review
Correct!
Precedent
Original jurisdiction for the Supreme Court does NOT include which of the following?
Individuals suing the national government
__________ is what an individual is up against in a criminal case, according to the textbook.
A judge
A jury
Correct!
Society at large
The federal court system includes which of the following thirteen courts?
District courts
Supreme courts
Tax courts
Correct!
Courts of appeals
Out of the thousands of cases on its docket each year, the Supreme Court will typically decide __________ cases with full opinion.
350
Correct!
100 or fewer
250
750
Almost all federal cases begin in which of the following courts?
Courts of general jurisdiction
United States courts of appeal
Correct!
United States district courts
State courts
Where does the bulk of legal business take place?
Courts of last resort
The Supreme Court
Federal district courts
Correct!
State and local courts
What is the authority of a court or agency to act called?
Jurisdiction
Members of their own political party are overwhelmingly appointed to the federal bench by the president.
Correct!
True
__________ means that a court may set aside decisions made by elected representatives of the people if judges conclude that a law violates the Constitution.
Legitimation
Correct!
Judicial review
The lawyer who represents the government before the Supreme Court is the solicitor general.
Correct!
True
The __________ serves as the government lawyer before the Supreme Court.
chief justice
special prosecutor
Correct!
solicitor general
John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, and Neil Gorsuch, all current members of the Supreme Court, have which of the following in common?
They were all former law clerks in the Supreme Court.
Who is normally the first one to speak in the conference after oral arguments
before the Supreme Court?
The most senior justice in the majority
The newest justice, or least senior, on the Court
The most senior justice in the minority
Correct!
The chief justice
Question 18
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Which of the following adjudicates controversies concerning the classification
and valuation of imported merchandise?
Court of Veterans Appeals
Tax Court
Claims Court
Correct!
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