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The U.S.
Court System, Part 1
1. When were laws first codified in the American colonies?
2. The first law school was formed in_____?
3. The first known bill of rights was passed by the?
4. Which of the following first established the doctrine of habeas
corpus?
5. A code consists of which of the following?
6. What is the concept of precedence?
7. Common-law decisions can_____?
8. The fundamental right to security in one's home, papers, and
effects and protection from unreasonable search and seizure is found in the _____?
9. The U.S. Constitution established what branches of the government?
10. What document was created to prevent settlement of the North
American continent by European powers?
11. The courts of the American West were dominated by _______?
12. Early administrative law came from?
13. What is the essential purpose of administrative courts?
14. If a case is decided by a court of last resort and has been
approved for publication, that case becomes?
15. The majority of federal trials are heard and decided in?
16. Amicus curiae means?
17. A petition for a writ of certiorari is made to which of the following
courts?
18. The U.S. Supreme Court usually accepts review of cases?
19. Which of the following is true of tribal courts?
20. The judges appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed
Forces are?
21. The judiciary is made equal to the legislative and executive
branches of government by the courts’ lack of power to?
22. Which one of the following courts is not a federal trial court?
23. The congressional office that decides how many magistrate judges
are needed is called the?
Inadequate Remedy at Law
Amicus Curiae
Annotated
Blue Laws
Casebook
Case Law
Citable
Code
Codification
Common Laws
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Contempt of Court
Counterclaim
Court of Last Resort
Cross-Claim
Cross-Complaint
Depublication
Diplomatic Immunity
En Banc
Equity
et seq.
Fact Pattern
Federal Question
Fiefdom
Forum Shopping
General Jurisdiction Courts
Habeas Corpus
Infrastructure
Injunction
Issue
Judicial Review
Jurist
Legal Remedy
Limited Jurisdiction Courts
Peremptory Challenge
Point
Precedence
Prerogative
Ratified
Remedy
Treatise
Writ
Writ of Certiorari
Misdemeanor
