Exam 12: The Federal Courts

Fifty percent of lower federal court cases are accepted for review by the courts of appeals.

The phrase stare decisis means:

Prior cases whose principles are used by judges to decide current cases are called:

Which of the following statements about federal courts is most accurate?

Which of the following statements about the U.S.Courts of Appeals is incorrect?

Earl Warren is known as a judicial activist.

Which of the following is part of the Miranda rule?

Dissenting opinions can be signed only by the chief justice or the most senior dissenting justice.

When a case is resolved through a negotiated agreement before a full trial is completed,it is called:

If someone is an advocate of judicial restraint,he or she believes:

A writ of habeas corpus declares that:

How many justices currently serve on the Supreme Court?

In recent years,federal court appointments have:

The doctrine of stare decisis compels judges to use precedents to decide current cases.

In which type of case does the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction?

Trial courts in the federal judicial system are called:

Aside from the justices themselves,who or what has the greatest power in shaping the flow of cases to the Supreme Court?

Many interest groups have used the federal courts to pursue their policy goals.

Under normal rules of oral argument,each lawyer has ______ to present his or her case before the Supreme Court.

A "certiorari pool" describes the: