AAERT CER Exam – 500+Questions And Answers
(Rated A+)
subject matter and territorial jurisdiction
Two types of jurisdiction all courts have
federal question
Cases handled by the state courts may be shifted at some
point into the federal system if there is a _____ involved.
-State courts
-Federal courts
-The United States Supreme Court
Our federated system includes three types of courts:
general jurisdiction
Certain higher state courts, called superior, district, or
circuit courts, possess __ . This means they can hear all
those cases which lower courts cannot hear.
venue
The territorial jurisdiction of county and municipal courts
is their __.
justice of the peace
Some states have yet another threshold level, the __ ,
entrusted with simple act such as marriages.
, AAERT CER Exam – 500+Questions And Answers
(Rated A+)
The Supreme Court
__ , as the highest tribunal, not only is the final interpreter
of the Constitution.
judicial review
The Supreme Court has authority to invalidate (strike
down) acts of Congress (or even state laws, in certain
circumstances), a power not explicitly stated in the
Constitution, but first claimed by the Court in 1803 called
__ .
writ of certiorari
When the Supreme Court agrees to consider an appeal, it
issues a __ to whatever lower court last ruled in the case.
Basically, the Supreme Court demands the record of a
particular case from the lower court.
res judicata
If the Supreme Court refuses to hear a case, the very last
ruling made in the matter stands as the final result. Then
the principle of __ ("a decided thing") applies in its
ultimate form: the ladder has run out of rungs.
stare decisis
, AAERT CER Exam – 500+Questions And Answers
(Rated A+)
The Supreme Court is usually not inclined to reverse its
prior rulings, adhering to the doctrine of __ (let the
decision stand).
Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education
As society changes over time, however, the Court may
find a different ruling is more appropriate than what went
before. A classic example is __ (1896), which established
the "separate but equal" doctrine in civil rights matters,
but was reversed in 1954 (__ ), when a unanimous Court
ordered an end to racial segregation "with all deliberate
speed."
federal district courts
The lowest tier of the federal judiciary is distributed
among the states: the __ ____ ___.
writs of mandamus
Although the federal district courts are on the lowest rung
of their ladder, they exercise formidable authority: they
have, for example, the power to issue __ to compel an
official or agency to perform a specific duty.
injunctions
, AAERT CER Exam – 500+Questions And Answers
(Rated A+)
Federal district courts can also forbid certain acts from
being performed, whether temporarily or permanently, by
issuing __ .
statutory law
Type of law where one can point to a positive statement
by the law-making branch of government which either
prescribes an action (Thou shalt...) or proscribes it (Thou
shalt not...).
United States Code
Federal statutes are contained in the __ __ _ , abbreviated
U.S.C.
Common law
__ __ is a body of principles which are authoritative
ancient and customary. However, the phrase is often
viewed as encompassing all law common to everyone, as
opposed to special or local rules and regulations.
Pecuniary Damages
__ (money)damages (such as lost wages or repair of
damaged property).
Punitive damages
(Rated A+)
subject matter and territorial jurisdiction
Two types of jurisdiction all courts have
federal question
Cases handled by the state courts may be shifted at some
point into the federal system if there is a _____ involved.
-State courts
-Federal courts
-The United States Supreme Court
Our federated system includes three types of courts:
general jurisdiction
Certain higher state courts, called superior, district, or
circuit courts, possess __ . This means they can hear all
those cases which lower courts cannot hear.
venue
The territorial jurisdiction of county and municipal courts
is their __.
justice of the peace
Some states have yet another threshold level, the __ ,
entrusted with simple act such as marriages.
, AAERT CER Exam – 500+Questions And Answers
(Rated A+)
The Supreme Court
__ , as the highest tribunal, not only is the final interpreter
of the Constitution.
judicial review
The Supreme Court has authority to invalidate (strike
down) acts of Congress (or even state laws, in certain
circumstances), a power not explicitly stated in the
Constitution, but first claimed by the Court in 1803 called
__ .
writ of certiorari
When the Supreme Court agrees to consider an appeal, it
issues a __ to whatever lower court last ruled in the case.
Basically, the Supreme Court demands the record of a
particular case from the lower court.
res judicata
If the Supreme Court refuses to hear a case, the very last
ruling made in the matter stands as the final result. Then
the principle of __ ("a decided thing") applies in its
ultimate form: the ladder has run out of rungs.
stare decisis
, AAERT CER Exam – 500+Questions And Answers
(Rated A+)
The Supreme Court is usually not inclined to reverse its
prior rulings, adhering to the doctrine of __ (let the
decision stand).
Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education
As society changes over time, however, the Court may
find a different ruling is more appropriate than what went
before. A classic example is __ (1896), which established
the "separate but equal" doctrine in civil rights matters,
but was reversed in 1954 (__ ), when a unanimous Court
ordered an end to racial segregation "with all deliberate
speed."
federal district courts
The lowest tier of the federal judiciary is distributed
among the states: the __ ____ ___.
writs of mandamus
Although the federal district courts are on the lowest rung
of their ladder, they exercise formidable authority: they
have, for example, the power to issue __ to compel an
official or agency to perform a specific duty.
injunctions
, AAERT CER Exam – 500+Questions And Answers
(Rated A+)
Federal district courts can also forbid certain acts from
being performed, whether temporarily or permanently, by
issuing __ .
statutory law
Type of law where one can point to a positive statement
by the law-making branch of government which either
prescribes an action (Thou shalt...) or proscribes it (Thou
shalt not...).
United States Code
Federal statutes are contained in the __ __ _ , abbreviated
U.S.C.
Common law
__ __ is a body of principles which are authoritative
ancient and customary. However, the phrase is often
viewed as encompassing all law common to everyone, as
opposed to special or local rules and regulations.
Pecuniary Damages
__ (money)damages (such as lost wages or repair of
damaged property).
Punitive damages
