chapter 18 final answers

Question 1

the person against whom a suit is filed

Answer 1

defendant

Question 2

the person who files a suit

Answer 2

plantiff

Question 3

power of a court to review decisions of lower courts

Answer 3

appellate jurisdiction

Question 4

power of a court to hear a case first

Answer 4

original jurisdiction

Question 5

a list of cases to be heard by a court

Answer 5

docket

Question 6

a case involving a noncriminal matter

Answer 6

civil case

Question 7

a written statement filed by each party to a case before oral arguments are made

Answer 7

brief

Question 8

a supreme court order to a lower court to send up a case record for review

Answer 8

writ of certiorari

Question 9

a court operating as part of the judicial branch entirely separate from the military establishment

Answer 9

civilian tribunal

Question 10

a court composed of military personnel to try those accused of violating military law

Answer 10

court martial

Question 11

who must confirm federal judges

Answer 11

Senate

Question 12

Which is a belief of those who support judicial activism

Answer 12

Interpret the constitution by taking into account on going changes

Question 13

which of the following court handles the most federal cases

Answer 13

district courts

Question 14

Federal appeals court judges hear appeals cases from district courts. What would happen if the appeals court decided that a trial by a district court was fair ?

Answer 14

The district court’s decision would stand

Question 15

Which court often holds trials in major ports that import large amounts of foreign goods?

Answer 15

Court of international trade

Question 16

What right did the Supreme Court claim in Marbury v Madison?

Answer 16

to use judicial review

Question 17

What is required for a case to come before Supreme Court?

Answer 17

a constitutional question

Question 18

In which does the Supreme court have original jurisdiction

Answer 18

cases involving two or more states

Question 19

What is required for the Supreme Court to reach a decision?

Answer 19

a majority vote of the nine judges

Question 20

which is true of the court of appeals for the armed forces

Answer 20

it is a civilian tribunal

Question 21

which court hears appeals about claims for benefits from people who used to be in the armed forces

Answer 21

court of appeals for veteran claims

Question 22

Where do cases heard by the US Tax Court Come from

Answer 22

Internal Revenue Service

Question 23

Territorial Courts are basically the same as what other kind of courts

Answer 23

local courts

Question 24

Why is the court system in the united states called a dual court system?

Answer 24

it has both state and federal courts

Question 25

Which courts can exercise both original and appellate jurisdiction

Answer 25

The supreme court

Question 26

what kind of jurisdiction allows a state or federal court to hear a case?

Answer 26

concurrent jurisdiction

Question 27

what court hears a case that often ends in congress appropriating money to the plaintiff?

Answer 27

Court of Federal claims

Question 28

Which of these courts hears customs case?

Answer 28

Court of international trade

Question 29

which courts have been set up by congress for Guam and The Northern marianas

Answer 29

territorial courts

Question 30

what was a problem of the state court system under the AOC?

Answer 30

Each state interpreted laws differently

Question 31

which is true about federal judges of both constitutional and special courts?

Answer 31

they are appointed by president and confirmed by Senate

Question 32

In which of the following cases would a state court have jurisdiction rather than a federal curt?

Answer 32

a case involving robbery of grocery store

Question 33

Which of the following statements about appellate courts is true?

Answer 33

Appellate courts may overrule or modify decisions of lower courts

Question 34

how is the appointment of a supreme court justice made?

Answer 34

The president appoints the justice, the senate approves

Question 35

a judge who support judicial restraint might believe which of the following?

Answer 35

follow the precedent and original intent of law

Question 36

which courts greatly reduce the number of cases the supreme court has to hear?

Answer 36

the appeals courts

Question 37

What would a federal appeals court do when considering a case?

Answer 37

review the original trial record of the case

Question 38

Why is the Supreme Court’s decision in the case Marbury v Madison important today?

Answer 38

because allows the Supreme Court to overrule an unconstitutional law

Question 39

Which of the following statements about the supreme court is true?

Answer 39

It’s decisions are final and cannot be heard again

Question 40

after the president appoints a new supreme court justices, what committeee holds hearing to consider qualifications of the appointee?

Answer 40

the senate judiciary committee

Question 41

what does it mean when a Supreme court justice issues a dissenting opinion?

Answer 41

the justice disagrees with the majority opinion

Question 42

the federal court system includes all of the following except

Answer 42

state appellate courts

Question 43

which of the following are the governments prosecutors

Answer 43

US attorneys

Question 44

The court of appeals for the federal circuit differs from the other courts of appeals because it

Answer 44

is nationwide in scope

Question 45

most of the supreme courts cases come to it

Answer 45

highest state courts and appeal from the federal court of appeals

Question 46

How many justices must agree to a supreme court decision

Answer 46

5

Question 47

which of the following officials are appointed for life

Answer 47

judges of constitutional court

Question 48

Which opinions are issued for a unanimous supreme court decision?

Answer 48

A majority opinion only or a majority and concurring opinion

Question 49

Which of the following court was created by the constitution

Answer 49

supreme court

Question 50

the supreme court can determine which cases it hears by using the rule of

Answer 50

4