Supreme Court Vocabulary

Supreme Court Vocabulary

11th Grade

8 Qs

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Supreme Court Vocabulary

Supreme Court Vocabulary

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

11th Grade

Medium

Created by

Dallas Epperson

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the supreme court issuing an order seeking review of a lower court case

motion
petition

writ of certorari

appeal

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

list of cases to be heard

A case summary

A hearing schedule

A trial agenda

A docket

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

an opinion that is signed by at least five supreme court justices

dissenting opinion
unanimous opinion
concurring opinion
majority opinion

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

an opinion that agrees with the overall conclusion in the case but stresses some different or addtional reasoning

Majority opinion
Judicial review
Concurring opinion
Dissenting opinion

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

an opinion that is held by the minority of the justices who do not agree with the ruling of the case

Dissenting opinion
Majority opinion
Judicial review
Concurring opinion

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

written arguments

Briefs

oral arguments

court

concurrent decision

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

lawyers provided to defendants who cannot afford to hire a lawyer

Private attorneys
Legal aid organizations
Pro bono lawyers
Public defenders

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

panels of citizens that hear evidence of a possible crime and recommend

whether the evidence is sufficient to file criminal charges

grand jury
citizen panel
trial jury
petit jury