Exam 1: The Court System and Sources of Rights

Only Congress has the power of judicial review.

If a court has the legal authority to hear a case,this means that the court has:

If the state court makes a final decision to uphold his conviction and sentence,what process must he follow to request the U.S.Supreme Court to consider his case?

The theory of incorporation finally adopted by the Supreme Court was_________ incorporation.

The term stare decisis refers to a higher court's reversal of a lower court's decision.

The principle of stare decisis encourages the______ of court decisions.

There are______ circuits in the U.S.Court of Appeals.

Common law and case law are both found in (or result from)court ______.

Under the broadest notion of the rule of law:

The court of last resort for federal cases and cases involving federal law and the U.S.Constitution is the U.S.Supreme Court.

An easily accessible source of court decisions is:

The concept of incorporation of the Bill of Rights to apply to the states is based on the______ Amendment to the U.S.Constitution.

When a particular court senses that its prior decisions on an issue are no longer in the mainstream,it may consider______its holding.

All state courts follow the federal pattern..

Frank wants his attorney present before he will answer any questions the detectives want to ask him.Which amendment to the U.S.Constitution applies?

Both the federal and state constitutions are sources of rules that protect the rights of individuals.

The approach to incorporation,which focuses on the specific facts of individual cases (rather than the importance of__________a particular right in the abstract),is called the approach.

Explain the process of briefing a legal case.Why is case briefing helpful in understanding a case?

The rights of free speech,press,and religion are found in the First Amendment.

In Marbury v.Madison the U.S.Supreme Court first enunciated the doctrine of______ .