The Judicial Branch

This is the court of last resort in all questions of federal law.

• district court

• territorial court

• Supreme Court

• appellate court

An explanation for the Supreme Court decision is called

• a legal draft

• an opinion

• judicial referee

• litigation

A court of appeals has

• original jurisdiction

• grand jury jurisdiction

• appellate jurisdiction

• concurrent jurisdiction

The United States is divided into 12 regions, each region contains a

• United States Court of Appeals

• United States Tax Court

• concurrent court

• United States Claims Court

A petition to the Supreme Court to hear a case is called a

• brief

• precedent

• writ of certiorari

• per curiam

A "friend of the court" brief is called

• A. amicus curiae brief

• B. a writ of certiorari

• C. a lobbyist

• D. a justice

The power to confirm appointments to the Supreme Court resides in

• state legislatures

• the people

• the Senate

• the House of Representatives

A written statement that sets forth a legal argument is called a

• writ of certiorari

• brief

• per curiam opinion

• an opinion

A justice writes this when he/she agrees with the majority opinion, but for a different reason.

• brief

• per curiam opinion

• concurring opinion

• dissenting opinion

The authority to hear a certain case the first time is called

• original jurisdiction

• appellate jurisdiction

• concurrent jurisdiction

• litigation of the court