Exam 8: Courts and the Quest for Justice

More than 90 percent of the petitions for writs of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court are denied.

A request from a higher court asking a lower court for the record of a case is called a ?__________.

Elections in which candidates are presented on the ballot with their party affiliation are called:

Explain how the Missouri Plan of judicial selection occurs.

"Jurisdiction" literally means:

The __________ is a rule of the United States Supreme Court that the Court will not issue a writ of certiorari unless at least four justices approve of the decision to hear the case.

The power of the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether a law or action by the other branches of the government is constitutional is called:

The individual who records any depositions, or pretrial question-and-answer sessions in which a party or a witness answers an attorney's questions under oath is called a __________.

Concurrent jurisdiction is the situation that occurs when two or more courts have the authority to preside over the same criminal case.

If a case is reversed and remanded it means it is sent to the U.S. Supreme Court for a new trial.