LEGL 2700 ROESSING TEST 1 FINAL PAPER
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ appellate court. Answer: review of a case by a higher court
◉ supreme court. Answer: highest level of appeals court
◉ writ of certiorari. Answer: petition for a second appeal in
Supreme Court
-everyone has the right to 1 trial and 1 appeal
◉ federal question cases. Answer: based on issues arising from the
constitution or federal statutes
◉ diversity of citizenship. Answer: all plaintiffs be citizens of
different states from all defendants.... if they were from same state
there would be no federal jurisdiction
◉ district courts. Answer: federal district courts are the trial courts
of the federal judicial system, at least one in every state
◉ federal rules of civil procedure. Answer: details concerning
procedures to be followed in federal court litigation
, ◉ appellate courts. Answer: 12 US courts of appeal plus a special
court of appeals for the federal circuit
◉ judicial review. Answer: power to review laws passed by the
legislative body and to declare them to be unconstitutional and void
◉ judicial restraint. Answer: those who believe in this believe that
the power of judicial review should not be used except in unusual
cases
◉ judicial activism. Answer: those who believe in this think that the
power of judicial review should be used whenever the needs of
society justify is use
◉ plaintiff. Answer: party who files civil action
◉ defendant. Answer: party whom criminal charge is filed against
◉ counterclaim. Answer: when defendant wants to sue plaintiff
◉ third- party defendants. Answer: presence of other parties to help
complete the determination of a controversy
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ appellate court. Answer: review of a case by a higher court
◉ supreme court. Answer: highest level of appeals court
◉ writ of certiorari. Answer: petition for a second appeal in
Supreme Court
-everyone has the right to 1 trial and 1 appeal
◉ federal question cases. Answer: based on issues arising from the
constitution or federal statutes
◉ diversity of citizenship. Answer: all plaintiffs be citizens of
different states from all defendants.... if they were from same state
there would be no federal jurisdiction
◉ district courts. Answer: federal district courts are the trial courts
of the federal judicial system, at least one in every state
◉ federal rules of civil procedure. Answer: details concerning
procedures to be followed in federal court litigation
, ◉ appellate courts. Answer: 12 US courts of appeal plus a special
court of appeals for the federal circuit
◉ judicial review. Answer: power to review laws passed by the
legislative body and to declare them to be unconstitutional and void
◉ judicial restraint. Answer: those who believe in this believe that
the power of judicial review should not be used except in unusual
cases
◉ judicial activism. Answer: those who believe in this think that the
power of judicial review should be used whenever the needs of
society justify is use
◉ plaintiff. Answer: party who files civil action
◉ defendant. Answer: party whom criminal charge is filed against
◉ counterclaim. Answer: when defendant wants to sue plaintiff
◉ third- party defendants. Answer: presence of other parties to help
complete the determination of a controversy
