Chapter 8 Test

When would a case move between levels in the federal court system? Select ALL that apply.

• If the law was not applied correctly.

• A person is unhappy with the judge's decision.

• The judge did not follow the correct legal procedures.

• A judge did not like the jury

A case where a dispute needs to be settled.

“The Constitution is what the judges say it is.”

What is the main job of the Judicial Branch? To ___________ the law

Court calendar

• Brief
• Docket
• Appeals
• Jurisdiction

Allowed by the Constitution.

• Precedent
• Jurisdiction
• Constitutional
• Docket

Court that reviews decisions from lower district courts.

• Appeals
• Brief
• Jurisdiction
• Precedent

Court's authority to hear a case.

• Constitutional
• Appeals
• Jurisdiction
• Docket

Written document that explains one side's position on a case.

• Docket
• Brief
• Opinion
• Precedent

Past opinion that gives judges a model for similar cases.

• Precedent
• Majority opinion
• Appeals
• Docket

Situation in which most justices vote the same way.

• Docket
• Brief
• Majority opinion