POL 102 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔adversarial system - ✔✔Two opposing sides present cases; judge stays neutral.
✔✔amicus curiae briefs - ✔✔"Friend of the court" documents from outside groups.
✔✔appellate jurisdiction - ✔✔Power to review lower court decisions.
✔✔briefs - ✔✔Written legal arguments.
✔✔civil law - ✔✔Laws dealing with disputes between individuals (non-criminal).
✔✔class action lawsuits - ✔✔Cases filed by a large group with similar claims.
✔✔common law - ✔✔Law based on court decisions and precedent.
✔✔complaint - ✔✔Plaintiff's formal claim explaining the case.
✔✔concurring opinion - ✔✔Agrees with decision but not reasoning.
✔✔defendant - ✔✔Person being sued or accused.
✔✔discovery - ✔✔Pretrial process of gathering evidence.
✔✔dissenting opinion - ✔✔Disagrees with majority decision.
✔✔grand jury - ✔✔Decides if enough evidence exists for trial.
✔✔indictment - ✔✔Formal charge to proceed to trial.
✔✔inquisitorial system - ✔✔Judge actively investigates the case.
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔adversarial system - ✔✔Two opposing sides present cases; judge stays neutral.
✔✔amicus curiae briefs - ✔✔"Friend of the court" documents from outside groups.
✔✔appellate jurisdiction - ✔✔Power to review lower court decisions.
✔✔briefs - ✔✔Written legal arguments.
✔✔civil law - ✔✔Laws dealing with disputes between individuals (non-criminal).
✔✔class action lawsuits - ✔✔Cases filed by a large group with similar claims.
✔✔common law - ✔✔Law based on court decisions and precedent.
✔✔complaint - ✔✔Plaintiff's formal claim explaining the case.
✔✔concurring opinion - ✔✔Agrees with decision but not reasoning.
✔✔defendant - ✔✔Person being sued or accused.
✔✔discovery - ✔✔Pretrial process of gathering evidence.
✔✔dissenting opinion - ✔✔Disagrees with majority decision.
✔✔grand jury - ✔✔Decides if enough evidence exists for trial.
✔✔indictment - ✔✔Formal charge to proceed to trial.
✔✔inquisitorial system - ✔✔Judge actively investigates the case.
