What is the authority or power to make legal judgments, enforce laws, and punish criminals called?
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Precedent
Jurisdiction
Due process
Rule of law
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the principle that everyone and all organizations must follow the law, and no one is above it?
Rule of law
Civil law
Judicial activism
Appeal
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the power of a court to hear a case for the first time?
Appellate jurisdiction
Eminent domain
Original jurisdiction
Due process
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is something that has already been done or said and can be used as a rule or example to follow in the future?
Precedent
Jurisdiction
Appeal
Rule of law
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a formal request sent to a higher court to review and change a decision?
Appeal
Civil law
Criminal law
Due process
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the authority of a higher court to review the decision of a lower court?
Precedent
Judicial activism
Original jurisdiction
Appellate jurisdiction
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of law relates to individual rights rather than crimes?
Civil law
Criminal law
Rule of law
Eminent domain
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