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1. The common law is
2. In the legal citation 539 U.S. 558 (2003), the number 558 refers to the:
3. The concept of "statutory construction" best refers to which one of the following?
4. The U.S. Supreme Court's 2003 ruling in Lawrence v. Texas was an example of the Supreme Court
5. A justice who agrees with the result reached by the majority of the court, but who does not agree with
majority's reasoning or who wants to emphasize a point ignored by the majority can write was is known as a:
6. The Congress has the authority to abolish every federal court in the land, except for the U.S. Supreme Court,
because
7. What is the Supreme Court doing when it issues a writ of certiorari?
8. A per curiam opinion is
9. When it comes to granting a petition for a writ of certiorari, the U.S. Supreme Court applies the
10. Which statement about U.S. Courts of Appeals is correct?
11. The U.S. Supreme Court today typically agrees to hear
12. A trial held before a judge and without a jury is known as
13. Organizations or entities that are not a parties to a case but that nonetheless hold a vested interest or concern
with its outcome can sometimes file which types of briefs?
14. Explain what the concept of "narrowing construction" means and the circumstances under which courts
might use it.
15. List the four different options that courts have when offered a case as precedent by an attorney for one of the
parties in a lawsuit.
16. List three typical forms of judicial decrees in equity law.
1) temporary restraining orders; 2) preliminary injunctions; and 3) permanent injunctions.
17. In addition to naming the parties in a case, identify three things that a complaint filed in a civil law case will
include.
18. What is the legal test or rule for determining when a statute will be declared void for vagueness?
19. A court will generally overrule precedent only when there are changes in what three things?
20. According to Roscoe Pound, law can be defined as ___________ engineering.
social
21. Common law sometimes is known as __________ law.
judge (judge-made)
22. The party that commences and files a civil lawsuit against someone else is known as the
________________.
23. State constitutions can give more rights to people than those that are provided by the U.S. Constitution.
24. The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in disputes between two or more states.
25. Juries sit in appellate court proceedings.
