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Procedures of the Court

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12 questions
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  • Q1
    Which type of jurisdiction does the Supreme Court hold?
    Appellate
    Both Original and Appellate
    Original
    30s
  • Q2
    A Write of Certiorari is
    To petition the court for review.
    A split decision
    A ruling of the court
    A decision of the court to hear a case
    30s
  • Q3
    How many justices must agree for a case to be heard?
    Five
    Four
    Eight
    Three
    30s
  • Q4
    Who does most of the "leg work" in determining if a case will be heard or not?
    Justices Themselves
    Law Clerks
    Former Justices
    Law Professors
    30s
  • Q5
    This is what the lawyer must do to put forth his/her legal case concerning the issue on which the Court granted review.
    Argue before a lower court
    Work with the opposing council to settle first.
    File a Brief
    Show his law school credentials
    30s
  • Q6
    Groups that do not have a direct stake in the outcome of the case, but are nevertheless interested in it, may file what is known as an
    Legal Opinion
    Objection to the "Rule of Four"
    Amicus Curiae
    Brandeis Brief
    30s
  • Q7
    When does the court hear cases?
    January-June
    June-September
    October-April
    September-December
    30s
  • Q8
    Lawyers spend most of the time of an Oral Argument:
    Debating the opposing lawyer
    Interviewing their client
    Cross examining witnesses
    Answering questions from the justices
    30s
  • Q9
    Who usually argues a case in which the U.S. Government is involved?
    The Secretary of State
    The Attorney General
    The Solicitor General
    The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York
    30s
  • Q10
    Where do Justices decide their cases?
    Conferences
    At the time of the argument
    At the White House
    In the Library of Congress
    30s
  • Q11
    If a Justice agrees with the outcome of the case, but not the majority's rationale for it, that Justice may write
    Brandeis Brief
    A concurring opinion
    A dissenting opinion
    an Amicus Curiae
    30s
  • Q12
    A ruling becomes official when
    It is read in open court
    The majority opinion is written
    Decided upon in Conference
    Given to clerks for review
    30s

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