Law Studies Courts Quiz

The party who is being sued in a court case is called the plaintiff

• True

• False

A rule of the United States Supreme Court that the Court will not issue a writ of certiorari unless at least 6 justices approve of the decision to hear the case is known as the Rule of Four

• True
• False

3. After being appointed to the bench, Nebraska State Court judges are appointed for life, or until they retire or die, without ever being subject to reelection by Nebraska’s voters.

• True
• False

4. Most cases which come before the Nebraska Supreme Court are of the appellate nature.

• True
• False

5. All Nebraska District Court trials are usually closed to the public.

• True
• False

6. The filing fee to send a case to Nebraska Small Claims Courts is $20.

• True
• False

Also known as the Opinion of the Court. it is who won the Supreme Court case and why

• Oral arguments
• Majority Opinion
• Concurring Opinion
• Minority Opinion

A separate opinion prepared by a judge who supports the decision of the majority.

• Oral arguments
• Majority Opinion
• Concurring Opinion
• Minority Opinion

The verbal arguments presented in person by attorneys to an appellate court

• Oral arguments
• Majority Opinion
• Concurring Opinion
• Minority Opinion

A separate opinion in which a judge or judges disagree with the conclusion reached by the majority of the court

• Oral arguments
• Majority Opinion
• Concurring Opinion
• Minority Opinion