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The Supreme Court

Authored by Brian Dinkelman

History, Social Studies

10th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What kind of jurisdiction do District Courts have?

Appellate
Original
Appellate and Original
No jurisdiction

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which level of courts hear 90% of all federal cases?

Supreme Court
Appellate Courts
District Courts
State Courts

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the Court of last resort in all federal opinions?

Appellate Court
District Court
Circuit Court
The Supreme Court

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is an opinion?

The views of the litigants in a case.
The decision of the Court.
The legal reasoning explaining a desicion
The jury's decision on a case.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

Stephan Breyer
Clarence Thomas
John Roberts
Antonin Scalia

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

An order by a court to have the records from a lower court to be sent up for review.

Writ of Certiorari
Amicus Brief
State Decicis
Writ of Mandamus

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Legal argument of a party interested in a case submitted to the court hearing the case.

Amicus Brief
Per Curiam
Writ of Mandamus
Stare decisis brief

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