13.3 - Appeals

Judges who agree with the court's opinion but for different reasons may explain their position in a

• concurring opinion

• dissenting opinion

• minority opinion

• divergent opinion

When an appeals court makes a decision, it creates _____ that lower courts must follow when deciding similar cases.

• procedural due process

• a precedent

• a judicial review

• an indictment

Unlike a concurring opinion, a dissenting opinion expresses

• agreement with the court's decision

• agreement with the reasons behind the majority opinion

• disagreement with the reasons behind the majority opinion

• disagreement with the court's decision

Which of the following shows the general sequence of a case traveling through the court system?

• trial court > appeals court > state or federal supreme court

• federal district court > state supreme court > U.S. Supreme Court

• trial court > state appeals court > federal appeals court > state or federal supreme court

• state trial court > federal district court > federal appeals court > U.S. Supreme Court

If the arresting police officer failed to advise the convicted person of his rights as required by law, the case may be appealed based on violation of

• stare decisis

• precedent

• original jurisdiction

• procedural due process

Which appeals court opinion states the decision of the court?

• verdict opinion

• majority opinion

• concurring opinion

• dissenting opinion

To hear appeals, courts must have

• concurrent jurisdiction

• regional jurisdiction

• appellate jurisdiction

• original jurisdiction

Laws can be applied more uniformly from case to case because the legal system follows the principle of

• reasonable doubt

• original jurisdiction

• stare decisis

• habeas corpus

A case may be appealed when the losing party can claim that

• the court made an incorrect verdict

• the judge gave the wrong instruction to the jury

• the jury interpreted the facts of the case incorrectly

• a key witness was not credible

Which of the following describes an appeals court hearing?

• Lawyers from both sides call witnesses

• The jury hears new evidence not presented in the original trial

• A panel of justices decides the appeal

• The original trial is conducted again in front of a new jury