Question

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test 6 chapter 8
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choose the best answer and fill in the bubble for the corresponding letter. use a number - two pencil only.

1. decision of a trial jury
2. a lawyer’s written argument
3. past decision involving a similar case
4. formal accusation against the accused
5. the person filing a lawsuit
6. the person named in the lawsuit
7. the right of a court to hear and decide a case
8. sets the accused free
9. one who appeals a case

a. acquittal d. defendant g. plaintiff
b. appellant e. indictment h. precedent
c. brief f. jurisdiction i. verdict
choose the best answer and fill in the corresponding bubble.

1. the federal district courts were created by ?.

○article iii of the constitution ○ the 11th amendment
○the judiciary act of 1789 ○ the american bar association

1. the courts of appeals and the court of international trade are ? courts.

○constitutional ○ legislative ○ circuit ○ exclusionary

1. the court of federal claims and the tax court are ? courts.

○constitutional ○ legislative ○ circuit ○ district

1. in a ? case, the government is the plaintiff.

○civil ○ criminal ○ both ○ neither

Explanation:

Question 1

A trial jury's decision is a "verdict" (I).

A lawyer’s written argument is a "brief" (C).

A past similar case decision is "precedent" (H).

Answer:

I. verdict

Question 2