The Supreme Court provides a statement of the legal reasoning behind its decisions in written ...

The Supreme Court provides a statement of the legal reasoning behind its decisions in written __________.
 
  a. briefs
 b. arguments
  c. opinions
  d. regulations

Question -2-

In which federal courts are trials conducted?
 
  a. circuit courts
 b. district courts
  c. courts of appeals
  d. state supreme courts

Question -3-

One benefit of the federal system is the ability of the states to operate as __________ for new ideas.
 
  a. classrooms
 b. courts
  c. cradles
  d. laboratories

Question -4-

The vast majority of all cases are tried in __________.
 
  a. federal courts
  b. the U.S. district courts
  c. appellate courts
 d. state courts

Question -5-

Which type of federalism is characterized by a system of separate but equally powerful state and national governments?
 
  a. combined
  b. cooperative
 c. dual
  d. progressive

Question -6-

Proponents of which of the following believe that judges should use their power broadly to further justice?
 
  a. judicial restraint
  b. strict constructionism
 c. judicial activism
  d. originalism