Poli 2051 Final 2025/2026 Exam
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Pepper v. United States - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a Supreme Court case that
established that federal district courts may consider a defendant's post-
sentencing rehabilitation when determining a sentence upon resentencing
(a guy was charge with distributing meth but significantly improved during
his sentence; he was retried and it was ruled that they could factor in this
progress when making the new sentence)
How many federal courts of appeals are there? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔12
How many federal district courts are there? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔91
,What theory is the judicial system based on? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Justice will
emerge out of the struggle between two contending points of view
What are the two basic kinds of cases? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Criminal law:
government charges an individual with violating specific laws and if guilty
will warrant punishment such as imprisonment or a fine
Civil law: a dispute between two parties over a wide range of matters. Civil
law consists of both statutes and common law
Statutes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔laws passed by legislatures
Common Law - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the accumulation of judicial decisions about
legal issues
Standing to sue - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The requirement that plaintiffs have a
serious interest in a case, which depends on whether they have sustained
or are likely to sustain a direct and substantial injury from another party or
from an action of government.
Class Action suits - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Lawsuits in which a small number of
people sue on behalf of all people in similar circumstances.
,Justifiable Disputes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Issues capable of being settled as a
matter of law.
Amicus Curiae ("friend of the court") briefs - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Legal briefs
submitted by a "friend of the court" for the purpose of influencing a court's
decision by raising additional points of view and presenting information not
contained in the briefs of the formal parties.
original jurisdiction - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The jurisdiction of courts that hear a
case first, usually in a trial. These are the courts that determine the facts
about a case.
appellate jurisdiction - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The jurisdiction of courts that hear
cases brought to them on appeal from lower courts. These courts do not
review the factual record, only the legal issues involved.
District Courts - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The 91 federal courts of original
jurisdiction. They are the only federal courts in which trials are held and in
which juries may be impaneled.
The jurisdiction of district courts extends to: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔federal
crimes, civil suits under federal law, civil suits between citizens of different
states where the amount exceeds $75000, supervision of bankruptcy
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, proceedings, review of the actions of some federal administrative agencies,
admiralty and maritime law cases, and supervision of the naturalization of
aliens
U.S. Courts of appeals - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Appellate courts empowered to
review all final decisions of district courts, except in rare cases. In addition,
they also hear appeals to orders of many federal regulatory agencies.
Supreme Court - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The pinnacle of the American judicial
system. The Court ensures uniformity in interpreting national laws, resolves
conflicts among states, and maintains national supremacy in law. It has
both original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction.
senatorial courtesy - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An unwritten tradition whereby
nominations for state-level federal judicial posts are usually not confirmed if
they are opposed by a senator of the president's party from the state in
which the nominee will serve. The tradition also applies to courts of appeals
when there is opposition from a senator of the president's party who is from
the nominee's state.
Questions and Verified Answers |
Already Graded A+
Pepper v. United States - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a Supreme Court case that
established that federal district courts may consider a defendant's post-
sentencing rehabilitation when determining a sentence upon resentencing
(a guy was charge with distributing meth but significantly improved during
his sentence; he was retried and it was ruled that they could factor in this
progress when making the new sentence)
How many federal courts of appeals are there? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔12
How many federal district courts are there? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔91
,What theory is the judicial system based on? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Justice will
emerge out of the struggle between two contending points of view
What are the two basic kinds of cases? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Criminal law:
government charges an individual with violating specific laws and if guilty
will warrant punishment such as imprisonment or a fine
Civil law: a dispute between two parties over a wide range of matters. Civil
law consists of both statutes and common law
Statutes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔laws passed by legislatures
Common Law - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the accumulation of judicial decisions about
legal issues
Standing to sue - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The requirement that plaintiffs have a
serious interest in a case, which depends on whether they have sustained
or are likely to sustain a direct and substantial injury from another party or
from an action of government.
Class Action suits - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Lawsuits in which a small number of
people sue on behalf of all people in similar circumstances.
,Justifiable Disputes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Issues capable of being settled as a
matter of law.
Amicus Curiae ("friend of the court") briefs - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Legal briefs
submitted by a "friend of the court" for the purpose of influencing a court's
decision by raising additional points of view and presenting information not
contained in the briefs of the formal parties.
original jurisdiction - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The jurisdiction of courts that hear a
case first, usually in a trial. These are the courts that determine the facts
about a case.
appellate jurisdiction - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The jurisdiction of courts that hear
cases brought to them on appeal from lower courts. These courts do not
review the factual record, only the legal issues involved.
District Courts - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The 91 federal courts of original
jurisdiction. They are the only federal courts in which trials are held and in
which juries may be impaneled.
The jurisdiction of district courts extends to: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔federal
crimes, civil suits under federal law, civil suits between citizens of different
states where the amount exceeds $75000, supervision of bankruptcy
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, proceedings, review of the actions of some federal administrative agencies,
admiralty and maritime law cases, and supervision of the naturalization of
aliens
U.S. Courts of appeals - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Appellate courts empowered to
review all final decisions of district courts, except in rare cases. In addition,
they also hear appeals to orders of many federal regulatory agencies.
Supreme Court - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The pinnacle of the American judicial
system. The Court ensures uniformity in interpreting national laws, resolves
conflicts among states, and maintains national supremacy in law. It has
both original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction.
senatorial courtesy - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An unwritten tradition whereby
nominations for state-level federal judicial posts are usually not confirmed if
they are opposed by a senator of the president's party from the state in
which the nominee will serve. The tradition also applies to courts of appeals
when there is opposition from a senator of the president's party who is from
the nominee's state.
