PSU COMM 403 - Exam 1 UPDATED Questions and CORRECT Answers
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PSU COMM 403
PSU COMM 403 - Exam 1 UPDATED
Questions and CORRECT Answers
System most States have - CORRECT ANSWER- -3 tiers
-based on federal system
-Trial court > Intermediate Appellate > Discretionary court
Appeals courts - CORRECT ANSWER- cant use new info, only what was in trial court
Discret...
PSU COMM 403 - Exam 1 UPDATED
Questions and CORRECT Answers
System most States have - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -3 tiers
-based on federal system
-Trial court > Intermediate Appellate > Discretionary court
Appeals courts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- cant use new info, only what was in trial court
Discretionary courts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- they don't have to take the case
Federal System - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -U.S. district court > U.S. Court of appeals >
U.S. Supreme Court
-11 federal appellate circuits
-12th for D.C.
Writ of Certiorari - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- cert petition, ask Supreme Court to take case
Common pleas court - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- only court where evidence can be
introduced, people testify
commonwealth court - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Goes to commonwealth if deals with state
entity
State Supreme court - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- If state supreme denies you can go to U.S.
supreme ct
Stare Decisis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- "let the decision stand"
Role of precedent - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -build and decide things on precedent
, -Strongest Precedent from same jurisdiction
-Strategy of deciding whether or not to appeal for industries could effect whole country
Getting to federal court - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -Diversity of citizenship - parties are
from 2 different states
-Federal law in question
-amount in controversy - excess of $75,000
Types of Judicial Opinions: Court - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- o Majority opinion
o Strongest level of precedence
o Agree on reasons
Types of Judicial Opinions: Concurrence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- o Writes separate
opinion
o Different reason for coming to the same result
Types of Judicial Opinions: Dissent - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- o Minority opinion
o Doesn't have precedence
Types of Judicial Opinions: Plurality - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- o Majority must be at
least 5 justices
o No clear majority
o Opinion that garnered most votes
Types of Judicial Opinions: Per Curiam - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- o Unsigned opinion of
whole court
o Very short
Supreme Court Justices - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -9
-appointed by pres and approved by senate
-all federal judges go through this process
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