Supreme Court Cases

What is a "concurring opinion"?

Define "writ of certiorari"

What is a "dissenting opinion"?

Out of the thousands of cases submitted to the Supreme Court each year, how many do the justices agree to hear?

• 5

• fewer than 100

• nearly 500

• all of them

The Supreme Court hears ______.

• only civil cases

• only criminal cases

• both criminal and civil cases

• only cases that were turned down by the appeals courts

The person or entity that brings an appeal to the Supreme Court is called the ___.

• docket

• petitioner

• precedent

• respondent

In the section "5: Ruling" of the sidebar "inside a Supreme Court Case" which detail is a context clue to the meaning of dissent as used in the section?

• wraps up in June

• lays out the rationale

• explains its reasons for disagreeing

• challenged and overturned

In the Merrill v. Mulligan case, how does each side use the Voting Rights Act to bolster their argument?

The last two paragraphs of the section "Affirmative Action" ___.

• give opposing viewpoints on affirmative action

• present opinions on how the Court will likely rule on the two affirmative action cases

• ask questions to prompt readers to consider how the rulings on the cases might affect them

• explain the likely effects if the Court were to uphold the constitutionality of affirmative action programs

What is the role of the Supreme Court as described in the text?

• The Supreme Court only hears cases that are appealed from lower state courts.

• Supreme Court decisions are advisory and not binding on lower courts.

• Supreme Court decisions are binding on all lower courts and set precedents for future cases.

• The Supreme Court's decisions are limited to criminal law interpretations.