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WorksheetsGovernment Academy: Pre-Law Day 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The facts of the case describe the events that led to ______.
Arguments
Litigation
The trial
Disposition
What part of the case is: 485 U.S. 759 (1988)?
Caption
Judicial opinion
Citation
Disposition
What is the final ruling on and opinions of the case?
Context
Procedural history
Facts of the case
Disposition
What type of opinion agrees with the majority ruling but for slightly different reasons?
Concurring
Dissenting
Majority
Agreement
The ______ is the general overview of the case.
Caption
Citation
Syllabus
Fact pattern
What is another word for procedural history?
Judicial history
Court disposition
Dissenting opinion
Fact pattern
What does it mean when a case judgment is affirmed?
The court disagrees with the previous one’s decision, overturns it, and the appeal is successful.
The new court agrees with the previous one’s decision and the appeal has failed.
What part of the case is: Cooper v. Aaron (1958)?
Citation
Caption
Dissertation
Fact pattern
What opinion is written by one or more judges who disagree with the majority and will explain their legal reasoning for why they don’t agree?
Majority opinion
Judicial opinion
Concurring oppinion
Dissenting opinion
What does the procedural history do? (more than one answer)
Describes different general legal principles that are related to the case
Outlines how the case in question moved throughout the court system
Highlights which court encountered the dispute first, and whether or not the case was appealed
Describe the events that led to litigation
