quiz (p. 141-147)

Question 1

what was the first bill ever introduced in the Senate

Answer 1

Judiciary Act of 1789

Question 2

what are the courts which Congress has created by its authority under Article III

Answer 2

constitutional courts

Question 3

what means the right of a court to hear and decide a case

Answer 3

jurisdiction

Question 4

according to which amendment can a state not be sued in federal court by its own citizens, by the citizens of another state, or by a foreign country

Answer 4

11th Amendment

Question 5

what type of courts have no jurisdiction under Article III

Answer 5

legislative court

Question 6

what are the chief decision makers of the federal judiciary

Answer 6

judges/justices

Question 7

what has the most influence on the President and his choice of a federal judge

Answer 7

American Bar Association (ABA)

Question 8

what type of case is one in which the plaintiff feels he has been wronged by the defendant and is seeking to recover something of value like monetary compensation or equitable treatment from the defendant

Answer 8

civil case

Question 9

what word means the person filing the lawsuit

Answer 9

plaintiff

Question 10

what word means the person named in the suit

Answer 10

defendant

Question 11

what type of case is the government the plaintiff and seeks to bring some legal action against the defendant because he has wronged society by his behavior

Answer 11

criminal case

Question 12

what is an official examination of available evidence in a court of law

Answer 12

trial

Question 13

what is the most active of the federal judiciary courts

Answer 13

United States District Courts

Question 14

what is assembled to examine the evidence presented by the prosecutor to determine whether there is sufficient evidence against the accused to try a case

Answer 14

grand jury

Question 15

what is the term for a formal accusation against the accused

Answer 15

indictment

Question 16

what term sets the accused free immediately

Answer 16

acquittal

Question 17

what actually hears the case in court

Answer 17

trial jury

Question 18

what is it called when a jury cannot agree on a verdict

Answer 18

“hung jury”

Question 19

what is material presented as proof at a trial

Answer 19

evidence

Question 20

what are standards that attorneys must follow governing the admission of evidence into the court proceedings

Answer 20

Rules of Evidence

Question 21

what states that evidence obtained illegally is not admissible in a court of law

Answer 21

Exclusionary Rule

Question 22

what is a request that a higher court review the case records and verdict of the lower court

Answer 22

appeal

Question 23

where do most of the appeals from the federal district courts go

Answer 23

United States Courts of Appeals

Question 24

what is the right of a court to review the ruling of a lower court

Answer 24

appellate jurisdiction

Question 25

what are the lawyer’s written arguments

Answer 25

briefs

Question 26

what are past decisions involving similar cases

Answer 26

precedents