Exam 1: The Court System and Sources of Rights

The number of justices that must agree in order for a case to be heard on its merits by the U.S.Supreme Court is:

All of the Sixth Amendment has been incorporated.

A majority of cases get to the Supreme Court from the lower courts on a:

A court's jurisdiction is determined by that court.

The power of courts to invalidate laws or official actions that are inconsistent with the U.S.Constitution is called ____________ review.

The case-by-case incorporation approach provides that extending the Bill of Rights applies only to that case.

To find the case law,one would consult:

Which of the following rights has not been incorporated?

The type of law which originated in the ancient customs of the people of England and has evolved through judicial decisions is called the______ law.

The trial court in the federal system is the _______court.

Explain the concept of dual sovereignty and how the Oklahoma City bombing could be used as an example of that concept?

The concept of judicial review is described in the U.S.Constitution.

Prosecutions in which a crime is prosecuted in both federal and state courts are known as:

Define the concept of judicial review and give an example.Do you agree or disagree that the courts should have the final say on what the Constitution means?

The ban on cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail and fines is found in the Seventh Amendment.

Federal courts of appeals may hear cases en______ ,that is,as one body.

Define the doctrine of stare decisis and how it works.How does it relate to judicial precedent?

Judicial review is the power of a court to:

The highest court in the federal court system is the______ .

__________indicates where a case may be found in legal publications.