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chapter 7 vocab

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Any act that breaks the law and for which a punishment has been established.
a)
precedent 
b)
crime 
c)
appeal
d)
civil law
2.
The body of law that regulates the conduct of individuals as members of the state.
a)
precedent 
b)
 appellate jurisdiction 
c)
common law 
d)
criminal law 
3.
The body of that governs relationships among individuals and that defines people’s legal rights.
a)
remand 
b)
precedent 
c)
Civil law
d)
Appellate jurisdiction
4.
Customary law that develops from judges’ decisions and is followed in situations not covered by statutory law.
a)
Common law 
b)
opionion
c)
Concurring opinion 
d)
Original Jurisdiction 
5.
The body of that governs relationships among individuals and that defines people’s legal rights.
a)
Judicial review 
b)
Common law 
c)
Civil law
d)
Constitutional law 
6.
Customary law that develops from judges’ decisions and is followed in situations not covered by statutory law.
a)
Constitutional law 
b)
Common law 
c)
Appeal 
d)
Courts of appeals 
7.
An earlier count decision that guides judges’ decisions in later case
a)
Courts of appeals 
b)
Precedent
c)
Appellate jurisdiction
d)
Opinion 
8.
law based on the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court decisions 
a)
Common law 
b)
Precedent 
c)
Appeal 
d)
Constitutional law 
9.
The right of a convicted person to ask a higher court to review his or her case
a)
Appeal
b)
Precedent
c)
Constitutional law 
d)
Common law 
10.
The authority to interpret and administer the law;also, the range of that authority 
a)
Constitutional law 
b)
Courts of appeals 
c)
Jurisdiction
d)
Justices
11.
Lower federal courts that have original jurisdiction in most cases involving federal laws.
a)
Justices
b)
Courts of appeals 
c)
Courts of appeals 
d)
District courts 
12.
The authority of a court to be the first court to hold traits in certain kinds of cases
a)
Courts of appeals 
b)
Original Jurisdiction 
c)
Original Jurisdiction 
d)
District courts 
13.
Federal courts that review decision appealed from district courts,
a)
Courts of appeals 
b)
Dissenting opinion 
c)
Remand 
d)
District courts 
14.
The authority of some courts to review decisions made by lower courts
a)
Dissenting opinion 
b)
Appellate jurisdiction
c)
Judicial review 
d)
District courts 
15.
Judges of the supreme court 
a)
Justices 
b)
Civil law
c)
Crime
d)
Common law 
16.
The power of U.S. Supreme court to determine if a law passed by congress a presidential action is in accord with the Constitution 
a)
Common law 
b)
Dissenting opinion 
c)
Judicial review 
d)
Common law 
17.
To return an appealed case to a lower court for a new trail 
a)
Judicial review 
b)
Remand 
c)
Constitutional law 
d)
Precedent 
18.
A written statement by the U.S. Supreme court explaining its reasoning behind a decision 
a)
Opinion 
b)
Precedent 
c)
Judicial review 
d)
Constitutional law 
19.
A statement written by Supreme court justice who agrees with the majority’s decision but for different reasons.
a)
District courts 
b)
Constitutional law 
c)
Judicial review 
d)
Concurring opinion 
20.
A statement written by a Supreme Court justice who disagrees with the majority’s decisions 
a)
District courts 
b)
Dissenting opinion 
c)
Judicial review 
d)
Constitutional law