Civics Today Chapter 8 Vocabulary Review

Civics Today Chapter 8 Vocabulary Review

9th - 12th Grade

18 Qs

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Civics Today Chapter 8 Vocabulary Review

Civics Today Chapter 8 Vocabulary Review

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies, History

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

BELINDA MINNICH

Used 28+ times

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18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A court's authority to hear or decide upon a case

circuit

opinion

predendent

jurisdiction

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The authority to hear cases for the first time

Exclusive jurisdiction

Concurrent jurisdiction

Original jurisdiction

Appellate jurisdiction

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The practice of using earlier judicial rulings as a basis for deciding cases "let the decision stand"

stare decisis

state decides

brief

opinion

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A written document explaining the position of one side or the other in a case

docket

brief

opinion

precedent

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A statement written by a justice who disagrees with the majority opinion, presenting his or her opinion

majority opinion

opinion

dissenting opinion

concurring opinion

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case

stare decisis

opinion

precedent

district

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A court that reviews decisions made in lower district courts

District

Federal

Circuit

Appellate

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