AP Gov. Federal Courts Quiz

A brief filed by an interest group to influence a Supreme Court decision.

• amicus curiae
• briefs
• defendant
• linkage institution

What is applying to a higher court to reverse a previous court decision called?

• appellate court
• brief
• appeal
• due process

The power of higher courts to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts.

• Original Jurisdiction
• Appellate Jurisdiction
• Concurrent Jurisdiction

Rejecting a nominee for court

• amicus curiae
• pork barrel
• borking
• rule of four

Law as established by former cases (not precedents) is called...

• case law
• concurring opinion
• borking
• remanding cases

What is it called when two or more courts have jurisdiction over the same case?

• original jurisdiction
• appellate jurisdiction
• concurrent jurisdiction

The dual court system is...

• the division of federal and state courts
• the division of courts between branches of government
• the division of powers between judges

Anyone is given the right to ___ _______, or they have the right to fair trial.

• concurring opinion
• due process
• judicial restraint
• losse interpretation

The power of a court to make a formal decision on a case to the exclusion of all other courts is called...

• appellate jurisdiction
• exclusive jurisdiction
• original jurisdiction
• jurisdiction

The lowest level courts in the federal system are called...

• the district courts
• The Supreme Courts
• the appellate courts