Which term refers to the sole right of a court to hear a case?

Which type of jurisdiction is held by a court that reviews the proceedings of a lower court?

Which courts serve as the trial courts of the federal system?

The concept that a judge should interpret the Constitution according to the Framers’ original intention is known as judicial

The written arguments of each side to an appeal are called

The legal concept established in the case of Marbury v. Madison was

What is a writ of certiorari?

In the process of hearing a case, what do Supreme Court justices do after reading the written briefs?

The United States Supreme Court provides a check on the legislative branch of the United States government by

When a court case falls under both state and federal laws, it is said to have —

What are the three layers of the U.S. federal court system, from lowest to highest?

What kind of cases makes up the major part of the Supreme Court’s caseload?

an opinion signed by at least five members of the Supreme Court