A(n) __________ is an order issued by the Supreme Court to a lower court requiring the lower court ...

A(n) __________ is an order issued by the Supreme Court to a lower court requiring the lower court to send the record of the case to the Supreme Court for review.
 
  a. Settlement agreement
  b. Award
  c. Writ of certiorari
  d. None of these choices are correct

Q. 2

In recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court has heard about __________ cases each year.
 
  a. Twenty-five
  b. Eighty
  c. One hundred
  d. Three hundred

Q. 3

Which of the following is true of the United States Supreme Court?
 
  a. Appeals from the United States Supreme Court are made to the U.S. court
  of appeals
  b. The United States Supreme Court issues a writ of certiorari
  c. The United States Supreme Court has no original jurisdiction
  d. There is no absolute right of appeal to the United States Supreme Court
  e. The United States Supreme Court issues a writ of certiorari and there is no
  absolute right of appeal to the United States Supreme Court

Q. 4

The Supreme Court has __________ justices.
 
  a. Three
  b. Nine
  c. Thirteen
  d. Fifteen

Q. 5

In the federal court system, there are _____ U.S. courts of appeals.
 
  a. Seven
  b. Fifty-two
  c. Thirteen
  d. Three

Q. 6

There are currently __________ judicial districts.
 
  a. Fifty-two
  b. One hundred
  c. Ninety-four
  d. Seven

Q. 7

Which of the following is true of the U.S. courts of appeals?
 
  a. District court decisions are appealed to the circuit in which the district court
  is located
  b. There are thirteen circuit courts of appeals
  c. Decisions of the court of appeals may be appealed to the United States
  Supreme Court
  d. All of these choices are correct