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Question 1

practice of following precedents established in previous court cases

Answer 1

stare decisis

Question 2

highest civil government or authority

Answer 2

state

Question 3

minor criminal offense

Answer 3

misdemeanor

Question 4

serious criminal offense

Answer 4

felony

Question 5

statutory law dealing with offenses against society

Answer 5

criminal law

Question 6

private law regulating relationships between private citizens or organizations

Answer 6

civil law

Question 7

hears cases for the first time

Answer 7

court of first instance

Question 8

hears appeals of lower court decisions

Answer 8

appellate court

Question 9

limiting of certain cases to federal court jurisdiction

Answer 9

exclusive jurisdiction

Question 10

sharing of jurisdiction between state and federal courts

Answer 10

concurrent jurisdiction

Question 11

any court order directing a person to do or not do some act

Answer 11

writ

Question 12

Supreme Court order requesting records from a lower court

Answer 12

writ of certiorari

Question 13

suits between parties from different states involving more than $75,000

Answer 13

diversity cases

Question 14

“with all judges present”

Answer 14

en banc

Question 15

agrees with the conclusion, but not necessarily the reasoning, of the majority

Answer 15

concurring opinion

Question 16

disagrees with the majority opinion

Answer 16

dissenting opinion

Question 17

statement of opinion going beyond the conclusions necessary to support the decision

Answer 17

obiter dictum

Question 18

A ___ code consists of principles that classify behavior as right or wrong; __ is the body of rules issued by government and applied by the courts; and ___ refers to the usages, practices, or conventions regulating social life.

Answer 18

moral, law, custom

Question 19

___ power is the power to hear and decide disputes and render judgments.

Answer 19

Judicial

Question 20

a lower court decisions applied to a higher one is usually based on ___ of the ___ rather than on findings of ___.

Answer 20

interpretation, law, fact

Question 21

The term ___ jurisdiction refers to a court that hears cases for the first time.

Answer 21

original

Question 22

According to the ___ concept of the judge’s role in the government, his responsibility is to discover law and not to make it.

Answer 22

judicial

Question 23

The ___ concept of the judge’s role has been applied when court decisions have the effect of making law and policy.

Answer 23

judicial

Question 24

The ___ is the only federal court specifically provided for by the constitution.

Answer 24

Supreme Court

Question 25

either the ___ of the matter or the ___ or residence of each of the parties must form the basis for federal court cases.

Answer 25

nature, status

Question 26

Court os Appeals, federal district courts, and the Supreme Court are courts of ___ jurisdiction; other courts created by conger are courts of ___ jurisdiction.

Answer 26

general, special

Question 27

There are currently ___ district courts and ___ court of appeals.

Answer 27

94, 13

Question 28

___ Supreme Court justices must agree to review a case or it will be dismissed

Answer 28

4

Question 29

The ___, with confirmation of the ___ appoints Supreme Court justices.

Answer 29

President, Senate

Question 30

Judicial ___ is the power of a court to enforce a constitution by declaring unconstitutional government agency acts which do not conform to it.

Answer 30

review

Question 31

___ established and controls much of the operation, administration, composition, and organization of the Supreme Court

Answer 31

Congress

Question 32

body of judge-made law involving application of precedents

Answer 32

common law

Question 33

written rules of conduct enacted by a legislative body

Answer 33

statutory law

Question 34

regulations made by executive and administrative agencies

Answer 34

administrative law

Question 35

written code of rules and procedures applied by the court

Answer 35

civil law

Question 36

preventive justice to enforce a legal duty or to prevent a right violation

Answer 36

equity law