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Worksheets10/11 Wed Supreme Court Video Check
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the nickname sometimes used to refer to the Supreme Court of the United States?
S.C.O.T.U.S
Supreme Cocoa
Cocoa Supreme
Supreme Court
What is the first thing you need to take a case to the Supreme Court?
A case or controversy
A petition for a writ of certiorari
An appeal from a lower court
An exhausted appeal at lower levels
What is the formal request called to ask the Supreme Court to hear a case?
Certiorari
Petition
Writ
Appeal
How many justices have to agree to hear a case for it to be granted?
4
5
8
9
What are written legal arguments from each side called?
Briefs
Underwear
Petitions
Arguments
What are friend of the court briefs called?
Amicus curiae
Amicus briefs
Legal arguments
Interest group briefs
How much time does each side get for oral arguments?
Half an hour
One hour
15 minutes
One day
What is the decision of the court called that either affirms or overturns the lower court's ruling?
The holding
The majority opinion
The dissenting opinion
The concurring opinion
What is the legal reasoning behind the holding called?
Rationale
Argument
Opinion
Precedent
What is the term for the opinions written by judges who are on the losing side?
Dissenting opinions
Concurring opinions
Majority opinions
Amicus briefs
