
judicial branch
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Social Studies
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which of the following courts holds jury trial?
Options: appellate courts, superior courts, state supreme court, district courts
Back
district courts
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the difference between original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction?
Back
Original jurisdiction refers to a court where a case is first heard; appellate jurisdiction refers to a case being heard after it was tried in a lower court.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How are federal judges selected?
Back
The person is named to the bench by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
This type of jurisdiction is shared by both Federal and State judiciary.
Back
Concurrent
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
When a Supreme Court justice agrees with the decision reached by the Court in a case, but not with the reasons why the Court made that decision, he or she may choose to write a
Back
concurring opinion.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case? AND common law is based upon them.
Back
precedent
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a detailed explanation of the legal thinking behind a court’s decision in a case?
Back
opinion
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