The Judicial System and Process
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- Q1The most powerful laws are ________ laws.commonconstitutionaladministrativestatutory20s
- Q2The first ten amendments to the U.S. constitution is called the _______________.Ten CommandmentsDecatalogueBill of RightsTenth Amendement20s
- Q3The principle earlier judicial decisions serve as a precedent for courts in the same jurisdiction is _______________.Concurrent JurisdictionVoire DireStare DecisisDeposition20s
- Q4States have exclusive jurisdiction over legal dispute involving ___________.antitrustnegligencecopyrightobscenity20s
- Q5Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction on cases involving ___________.privacy tortstrademarkspatentszoning restrictions20s
- Q6U.S. courts operate in a(n) ____________ system.adversaryvoluntarycollegialcooperative20s
- Q7Both parties in a legal suit are _________________.plaintiffswitnessesdefendantslitigants20s
- Q8The complaints and answers in a legal case are _______________.testimoniessubpoenaspleadingspreliminary hearings20s
- Q9True or False? Parties in civil dispute have the right to withhold important evidence from each other until during trial.TrueFalse20s
- Q10Which of these is true of criminal cases?Defendants can plead the Fifth AmendmentIt involves only private parties.Penalty does not include incarceration.20s
- Q11The supreme court decides to review a case from a lower court by issuing a __________.concurring opinionvoire diresubpoenacertiorari20s