EXAM Unit 6

Question 1

list of cases to be heard in court

Answer 1

docket

Question 2

written legal arguments

Answer 2

briefs

Question 3

person making legal complaint (accuser)

Answer 3

plaintiff

Question 4

person against whom a complaint is filed (accused)

Answer 4

defendant

Question 5

lawyers appointed by the court to represent defendants

Answer 5

public defenders

Question 6

SCOTUS agrees to hear a case

Answer 6

Writ of Certiorari

Question 7

SCOTUS ruling on a case/becomes a law

Answer 7

majority opinions

Question 8

SCOTUS justices agree with ruling for different reasons

Answer 8

concurring opinions

Question 9

SCOTUS justices that disagree (lose)

Answer 9

dissenting opinions

Question 10

earlier court decision that guides future decisions

Answer 10

precedent

Question 11

court’s authority to hear/decide a case

Answer 11

jurisdiction

Question 12

courts should interpret constitution by words framers intended

Answer 12

judicial restraint

Question 13

courts should interpret constitution by modern times

Answer 13

judicial activism

Question 14

minor crimes

Answer 14

misdemeanor