PLSI - Ch. 13 Question and answers verified to pass
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PLSI - Ch. 13 Question and answers verified to pass
appellate court - correct answer a court that reviews cases already decided by a lower or trial court and that may change the lower court's decision
amicus curiae - correct answer literally a "friend of the court" and used for a brief fi...
PLSI - Ch. 13 Question and answers
verified to pass
appellate court - correct answer ✔a court that reviews cases already decided
by a lower or trial court and that may change the lower court's decision
amicus curiae - correct answer ✔literally a "friend of the court" and used for
a brief filed by someone who is interested in but not party to a case
appellate jurisdiction - correct answer ✔the power of a court to hear a case
on appeal from a lower court and possibly change the lower court's decision
associate justice - correct answer ✔a member of the Supreme Court who is
not the chief justice
brief - correct answer ✔a written legal argument presented to a court by one
of the parties in a case
chief justice - correct answer ✔the highest-ranking justice on the Supreme
Court
circuit courts - correct answer ✔the appeals (appellate) courts of the federal
court system that review decisions of the lower (district) courts; also called
courts of appeals
civil law - correct answer ✔a non-criminal law defining private rights and
remedies
, common law - correct answer ✔the pattern of law developed by judges
through case decisions largely based on precedent
concurring opinion - correct answer ✔an opinion written by a justice who
agrees with the Court's majority opinion but has different reasons for doing so
conference - correct answer ✔closed meeting of the justices to discuss
cases on the docket and take an initial vote
courts of appeals - correct answer ✔the appellate courts of the federal court
system that review decisions of the lower (district) courts; also called circuit
courts
criminal law - correct answer ✔a law that prohibits actions that could harm or
endanger others, and establishes punishment for those actions
dissenting opinion - correct answer ✔an opinion written by a justice who
disagrees with the majority opinion of the Court
district courts - correct answer ✔the trial courts of the federal court system
where cases are tried, evidence is presented, and witness testimony is heard
docket - correct answer ✔the list of cases pending on a court's calendar
dual court system - correct answer ✔the division of the courts into two
separate systems, one federal and one state, with each of the fifty states
having its own courts
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