The U.S.
Court System, Part 1

1. When were laws first codified in the American colonies?

2. The first law school was formed in_____?

3. The first known bill of rights was passed by the?

4. Which of the following first established the doctrine of habeas
corpus?

5. A code consists of which of the following?

6. What is the concept of precedence?

7. Common-law decisions can_____?

8. The fundamental right to security in one's home, papers, and
effects and protection from unreasonable search and seizure is found in the _____?

9. The U.S. Constitution established what branches of the government?

10. What document was created to prevent settlement of the North
American continent by European powers?

11. The courts of the American West were dominated by _______?

12. Early administrative law came from?

13. What is the essential purpose of administrative courts?

14. If a case is decided by a court of last resort and has been
approved for publication, that case becomes?

15. The majority of federal trials are heard and decided in?

16. Amicus curiae means?

17. A petition for a writ of certiorari is made to which of the following
courts?

18. The U.S. Supreme Court usually accepts review of cases?

19. Which of the following is true of tribal courts?

20. The judges appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed
Forces are?

21. The judiciary is made equal to the legislative and executive
branches of government by the courts’ lack of power to?

22. Which one of the following courts is not a federal trial court?

23. The congressional office that decides how many magistrate judges
are needed is called the?

Inadequate Remedy at Law

Amicus Curiae

Annotated

Blue Laws

Casebook

Case Law

Citable

Code

Codification

Common Laws

Concurrent Jurisdiction

Contempt of Court

Counterclaim

Court of Last Resort

Cross-Claim

Cross-Complaint

Depublication

Diplomatic Immunity

En Banc

Equity

et seq.

Fact Pattern

Federal Question

Fiefdom

Forum Shopping

General Jurisdiction Courts

Habeas Corpus

Infrastructure

Injunction

Issue

Judicial Review

Jurist

Legal Remedy

Limited Jurisdiction Courts

Peremptory Challenge

Point

Precedence

Prerogative

Ratified

Remedy

Treatise

Writ

Writ of Certiorari

Misdemeanor