GOVT 2305 TEST 3 JUDICIAL QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
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What did the framers call the "least dangerous branch"? Ans✓✓✓the
Supreme Court
What is Rule of Law? Ans✓✓✓Every state must judge government
officials by the same laws as its citizens are judged.
The party that brings a complaint in court is called the ______, and the
one against whom the complaint is brought is called the ______.
Ans✓✓✓plaintiff; defendant
In what type of law is the government always the plaintiff?
Ans✓✓✓Criminal law
If a private individual brought a suit against a corporation for breaking a
contract, what kind of law would this lawsuit involve? Ans✓✓✓Civil
The doctrine of _____ requires courts to follow authoritative prior
decisions when ruling on a case. Ans✓✓✓stare decisis
Prior cases whose principles are used by judges to decide current cases
are called Ans✓✓✓precedents.
, In most circumstances, a supreme court is best described as a(n) ______
court. Ans✓✓✓appellate
When a case is resolved through a negotiated agreement before a full
trial is completed, it is called Ans✓✓✓a plea bargain.
The area of authority possessed by a court, in terms of either subject area
or geography, is called its Ans✓✓✓jurisdiction.
All of the following are part of the official jurisdiction of the federal
courts except Ans✓✓✓A. treaties with other nations.
B. federal statutes.
C. cases involving the U.S. Constitution.
D. cases involving citizens from the same state. *
E. any case in which the U.S. government is party.
The jurisdiction of each federal court is derived from Ans✓✓✓the
Constitution and federal law.
Which of the following is not a specialized "legislative court" created by
Congress? Ans✓✓✓Court of Federal Territories
A writ of habeas corpus declares that Ans✓✓✓the government must
show a legal cause for holding someone in detention.
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A
What did the framers call the "least dangerous branch"? Ans✓✓✓the
Supreme Court
What is Rule of Law? Ans✓✓✓Every state must judge government
officials by the same laws as its citizens are judged.
The party that brings a complaint in court is called the ______, and the
one against whom the complaint is brought is called the ______.
Ans✓✓✓plaintiff; defendant
In what type of law is the government always the plaintiff?
Ans✓✓✓Criminal law
If a private individual brought a suit against a corporation for breaking a
contract, what kind of law would this lawsuit involve? Ans✓✓✓Civil
The doctrine of _____ requires courts to follow authoritative prior
decisions when ruling on a case. Ans✓✓✓stare decisis
Prior cases whose principles are used by judges to decide current cases
are called Ans✓✓✓precedents.
, In most circumstances, a supreme court is best described as a(n) ______
court. Ans✓✓✓appellate
When a case is resolved through a negotiated agreement before a full
trial is completed, it is called Ans✓✓✓a plea bargain.
The area of authority possessed by a court, in terms of either subject area
or geography, is called its Ans✓✓✓jurisdiction.
All of the following are part of the official jurisdiction of the federal
courts except Ans✓✓✓A. treaties with other nations.
B. federal statutes.
C. cases involving the U.S. Constitution.
D. cases involving citizens from the same state. *
E. any case in which the U.S. government is party.
The jurisdiction of each federal court is derived from Ans✓✓✓the
Constitution and federal law.
Which of the following is not a specialized "legislative court" created by
Congress? Ans✓✓✓Court of Federal Territories
A writ of habeas corpus declares that Ans✓✓✓the government must
show a legal cause for holding someone in detention.
