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American Government Chapter 10 Test Vocabulary
Test Description: American Government Chapter 10 Test Vocabulary
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1) Government body that brings a criminal charge against the accused
A
appeal
B
prosecution
C
judicial review
D
precedent
2) Individual or group that brings a complaint against another party
A
defendent
B
opinion
C
precedent
D
plaintiff
3) Another name for court of appeals
A
original jurisdiction
B
judicial restraint
C
circuit courts
D
judicial activism
4) Request for a higher court to review a case
A
appeal
B
opinion
C
prosecution
D
appellate jurisdiction
5) Power of the Supreme Court to overturn laws
A
judicial restraint
B
judicial review
C
circuit courts
D
appellate jurisdiction
6) Guidelines for how similar cases should be decided in the future
A
judicial activism
B
judicial review
C
precedent
D
courts of appeals
7) Effort by judges to play an active role in making policy
A
precedent
B
circuit courts
C
opinion
D
judicial activism
8) Written statement explaining a decision
A
prosecution
B
defendant
C
opinion
D
judicial review
9) Party who defends against a complaint
A
defendant
B
prosecution
C
opinion
D
plaintiff
10) Work by judges to avoid overturning laws
A
courts of appeals
B
original jurisdiction
C
appellate jurisdiction
D
judicial restraint
11) The authority to hear a case first
A
appeal
B
judicial activism
C
judicial restraint
D
original jurisdiction
12) The authority to hear a case from a lower court
A
judicial review
B
precedent
C
defendant
D
appellate jurisidiction
13) Handle appeals from federal district courts
A
appellate jurisidiction
B
Court of appeals
C
opinion
D
circuit courts
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