The Supreme Court

What kind of jurisdiction do District Courts have?

• Appellate
• Original
• Appellate and Original
• No jurisdiction

Which level of courts hear 90% of all federal cases?

• Supreme Court
• Appellate Courts
• District Courts
• State Courts

What is the Court of last resort in all federal opinions?

• Appellate Court
• District Court
• Circuit Court
• The Supreme Court

What is an opinion?

• The views of the litigants in a case.
• The decision of the Court.
• The legal reasoning explaining a desicion
• The jury's decision on a case.

Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

• Stephan Breyer
• Clarence Thomas
• John Roberts
• Antonin Scalia

An order by a court to have the records from a lower court to be sent up for review.

• Writ of Certiorari
• Amicus Brief
• State Decicis
• Writ of Mandamus

Legal argument of a party interested in a case submitted to the court hearing the case.

• Amicus Brief
• Per Curiam
• Writ of Mandamus
• Stare decisis brief

Am opinion that argues that the ruling of the court was incorrect

• Concurring Opinion
• Majority Opinion
• Per Curiam Opinion
• Dissenting Opinion

The power of the court to rule acts of Congress and the President unconstitutional.

• Final Appeal
• Court Perogative
• Judicial Review
• Judicial Independence

What allows for the Supreme Court to have Judicial Independence?

• There are three branches.
• Justices serve for life.
• Federalism
• The Judiciary Act.