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schs14

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Which of the following best describes the writ of certiorari?
 
  A) It is a consensual agreement between the prosecutor and the defendant in a court case.
  B) It is a record of precedents stored in the United States Supreme Court.
  C) It is a document signed by the U.S. president granting pardon to a person convicted of a crime.
  D) It is an order from a higher court asking a lower court for the record of a case.
  E) It is an appeal from an appellate court asking the Supreme Court to review a case.

Question 2

A justiciable controversy is an issue that:
 
  A) is real and substantial.
  B) cannot be heard in a court of law.
  C) can only be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
  D) is hypothetical or academic.
  E) raises a federal question.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A



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