Article 8 Judicial Department

Question 1

The authority to interpret the law is vested in the judicial branch of the government

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Judicial power

Question 2

The adjudicators power or duty of courts of justice to settle actual controversies involving rights

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Judicial power

Question 3

To settle actual controversies involving rights which are legally demandable and enforceable

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Adjudicatory power

Question 4

To pass upon the validity or constitutionality of the laws of the state and the acts of the other departments of the government

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Power of judicial review

Question 5

It includes the incidental powers necessary to the effective discharge of the judicial functions such as the power to punish persons adjudged in contempt of

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Incidental power

Question 6

In the sense of being a creation of the constitution

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Constitutional court

Question 7

In the sense they are creation of law
They are referred to the lower courts in the constitution, meaning courts below that of the Supreme Court

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Statutory court

Question 8

Defined as the authority whereby a court can render a valid judgement.

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Jurisdiction

Question 9

When it is empowered to decide all disputes which may come before it except those assigned to other court

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General

Question 10

When it has authority to hear and determine only a few specified cases

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Limited

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When it can try and decide a case presented for the first time

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Original

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When it can take a case already heard and decide by a lower court removed from the latter by appeal

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Appellate

Question 13

When it can try and decide a case which cannot be presented before any other court

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Exclusive

Question 14

That which exist for the punishment of crime

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Criminal

Question 15

That which exist when the subject matter is not of a criminal nature

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Civil

Question 16

How many members are there in the Supreme Court

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15

Question 17

An order from a superior court requiring a lower court or a board or officer exercising judicial functions to transmit the records of a case to the higher court for review

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Certiorari

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A writ by a superior court commanding a lower court or a corporation, board or person acting without or in exess of its or his jurisdiction, or with abuse of discretion

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Prohibition

Question 19

A writ issued by a Supreme Court commanding a lower court or a corporation to perform certain act which it is or his duty to do

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Mandamus

Question 20

An action by the government to recover an office or Fran his from an individual or corporation usurping or unlawfully holding it

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Quo warranto

Question 21

The power of courts to test the validity of executive and legislative acts if same are in accordance with the constitution

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Power of judicial review

Question 22

The judgment rendered by a court of justice or other competent tribunal after the presentation of the respective positions of the parties in an ordinary or criminal case or upon a stipulation of facts upon which apthe disposition of the case is based

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Decision