Supreme Court Cases

What is a "concurring opinion"?

Define "writ of certiorari"

What is a "dissenting opinion"?

Out of the thousands of cases submitted to the Supreme Court each year, how many do the justices agree to hear?

• 5

• fewer than 100

• nearly 500

• all of them

The Supreme Court hears ______.

• only civil cases

• only criminal cases

• both criminal and civil cases

• only cases that were turned down by the appeals courts

The person or entity that brings an appeal to the Supreme Court is called the ___.

• docket

• petitioner

• precedent

• respondent

In the section "5: Ruling" of the sidebar "inside a Supreme Court Case" which detail is a context clue to the meaning of dissent as used in the section?

• wraps up in June

• lays out the rationale

• explains its reasons for disagreeing

• challenged and overturned

In the Merrill v. Mulligan case, how does each side use the Voting Rights Act to bolster their argument?

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The last two paragraphs of the section "Affirmative Action" ___.

• give opposing viewpoints on affirmative action

• present opinions on how the Court will likely rule on the two affirmative action cases

• ask questions to prompt readers to consider how the rulings on the cases might affect them

• explain the likely effects if the Court were to uphold the constitutionality of affirmative action programs

What is the role of the Supreme Court as described in the text?

• The Supreme Court only hears cases that are appealed from lower state courts.

• Supreme Court decisions are advisory and not binding on lower courts.

• Supreme Court decisions are binding on all lower courts and set precedents for future cases.

• The Supreme Court's decisions are limited to criminal law interpretations.