A judicial order from a higher court to a lower court requiring the transcript of a specific case to be sent to the requesting court in order to consider whether a case should be accepted for further consideration is known as a writ of____
mandamus
A judicial order which requires that a public official do what is required by the official position is known as a writ of ____
mandamus
It is known as a ____ case when a civil lawsuit involves legal parties from different states or between a U.S citizen and a government or citizen of a foreign country
diversity of citizenship
While a defendant is the legal party who is charged with a crime, the party (e.g the state) who brings the charges is known as the _____
plaintiff
It is known as a/an ____ brief when a party which is not directly involved in a legal case introduces the brief in order to indicate its interest in the outcome of the case _____
amicus curiae/friend of the court
When all members of a multi-member appellate court hear arguments on a case together instead of in smaller panels it is referred to as _____
en banc
It is known as trial ____ when a case goes on appeal from a lower court to a higher appellate court but is conducted as if the case is being heard for the first time, it begins “anew,”
de novo
A court which keeps transcripts of cases for future reference and appeal purposes is known as a court of ____
record
A specific civil case in which one person represents an entire category of individuals “similarly situated” and who requests a remedy for everyone in the category is known as a/an ____ suit
class action
When it comes to evidence presented in a civil case, a jury or a judge, depending upon the legal structure, is charged with determening “guilt” or “fault” upon the basis of a/an ____ of the evidence
preponderance
When an individual is presented before a judge in a preliminary hearing for determination of whether a trial should be held, the two major methods used to hold someone for trial is through grand jury action or through the judge is issuing a crimnal _____
information
When it comes to evidence presented in a criminal case, a jury or a judge, depending upon the legal structure, is charged with determening “guilt” or “fault” upon the basis of _____
guilt beyond a reasonable doubt
In the United States, most criminal cases are not decided by a trial jury they are disposed of through a process known as ____, wherein the lawyers for both sides of the case meet with the judge and work out a sentencing arrangement
plea bargaining
The legal term for a “small” trial jury that is generally composed of from six to twelve persons and which usually requires a stated verdict of “guilty” or “not guilty” is the term ____ jury
petit