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- Which branch of government is responsible for passing laws?
- Which of the following is one of Congress's most important sources of power?
- Which of the following is an example of fiscal federalism?
- Which of the following is most likely to be said by someone who believes in an active role for government?
- What type of jurisdiction does Appellate court have?
- There are 12 regional circuit courts of appeals (including D.C.), what circuit is Georgia in and with what 2 other states
- Every state has at least 1 District court if not more, how many does Georgia have?
- which supreme court justice is from Georgia (extra credit)
- What type of jurisdiction does district court have?
- The size of the U.S. Supreme Court is set by
- There are ______ circuits in the United States Court of Appeals.
- The written document in which attorneys explain why the court should rule in favor of their clients is called a(n)
- Trial courts in the federal judicial system are called
- Under normal rules of oral argument, each lawyer has ________ to present his or her case before the Supreme Court.
- Each year, the Supreme Court receives about ______ appeals and hears about ______ of them in full court.
- When a private individual brings a suit against a company for breaking a contract, this is an example of a case involving ________ law.
- A person, agency, or interest group not directly a party to a case but with an interest in its outcome may file a(n) ________ brief.
- Prior cases whose principles are used by judges to decide current cases are called
- In what type of law is the government always the plaintiff?
- There are ________ U.S. district courts.