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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Sources of Law: the Constitution and the Judicial Branch

Question 11 • DRHS Legal Environment of Business (06.41500) GA

Match the terms to their definition.

Answer

Correct Answer:

when, upon appeal, a higher court reviews a claim tried by a lower court,the rule that litigants before the federal court must reside in different states,(1) standing : the plaintiff bringing suit has to show actual injury; (2) mootness : the issue must not have been decided already; and (3) ripeness : the claim must be ready to be decided,when a federal court has the authority to hear a particular civil case brought by a plaintiff alleging a violation of the Constitution, a US law, or a treaty to which the US is party,when a court has the power to hear all kinds of cases from civil to criminal,the power of the judicial branch to review the actions of the legislative and executive branches,authority or power to adjudicate a particular legal claim by interpreting laws applicable to that claim,when a court has authority over a narrow issue and can only adjudicate claims regarding that particular issue,the power of a court to adjudicate a case initially or at "first instance",a writ is an order from a higher court to a lower court to forward all documents related to the case being appealed for review