Unit 5 Review: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, and The Courts

During oral arguments at the Supreme Court, each side is permitted _____ minutes to present its case. 

• 15
• 30
• 60
• 90

Litigants are

• the attorneys
• the plaintiff and plaintiffs attorney
• the defendant and the defendants attorney
• the plaintiff and defendant

Standing to sue refers to

• legal prerogative
• habeas corpus
• demonstrated financial harm or injury
• the requirement that plaintiffs have a serious interest in case

Class action law suits

• are those that have to do with constitutional issues
• permit a small number of people to sue on behalf of all other people similarly situated.
• are held in magistrate courts only
• allows teachers to organize and prepare for legal strikes

The requirement that cases must be capable of being settled as a matter of law rather than on other grounds is known as 

• writ of mandamus
• writ of maximus
• justiciable dispute
• stare decisis

Courts with appellate jurisdiction

• review the legal issues involved in a case
• determine the facts about the case
• hear only civil cases
• hear only criminal cases

The entry point for most litigation is in one of the ______________ courts

• superior
• appellate
• legislative
• district

Courts of original jurisdiction are

• usually federal courts
• highly specialized in the types of cases they hear
• trial courts
• usually appellate courts

The only federal courts in which trials are held and in which juries may be impaneled are (hint: this is the court where Mr. Vreeland served jury duty)

• District Courts
• Legislative Courts
• Tennis Courts
• Court of Appeals

The United States is represented in civil cases in district courts by

• U.S. Attorney
• District Judge
• U.S. Marshall
• Federal Magistrate