Unit 8, Lesson 2 Quiz Review

What Latin phrase means “let the decision stand”?

• Writ of Certiorari
• E Pluribus Unum
• Carpe Diem
• Stare Decisis

In researching opinions, what do judges often rely on?

• Executive Orders
• Precedent in similar cases
• State Consitutions
• Appellate Authority

Which of the following cases would a federal court hear?

• A case about off-shore drilling
• A million dollar lawsuit
• A house burglary in Colorado
• A case concerning unpaid parking tickets

Federal courts had no jurisdiction over Mr. Meadow’s case.  What is the meaning of the word jurisdiction?

• Represent/Exemplify
•  Authority/Power
• Support/Defend
• Organization/Tidiness

Which of the following courts did the U.S. Constitution create?

• District
• County
• Supreme 
• Divorce

What does the judge decide in an appeals case?

• If a convicted person is guilty
• The length of the convicted criminals sentence
• Where a convicted person should serve their time in prison
• If a convicted person received a fair trial

What court is NOT required to hear every case sent to it?

• District
• Appeals
• Supreme
• Executive

Which of the following definitions best describes appellate jurisdiction?

• The authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a higher court
• The authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court
• The authority of a court to hear a case for the first time
• The authority of a court to hear a case for the last time

Appellate courts or Appeals Courts are also known as which of the following?

• Supreme Courts
• District Courts
• Circuit Courts
• State Courts

What does the A stand for the in the SAD triangle? 

• Academic Court
• Accident Court
• American Court
• Appeals Court