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WhattoUnderstand · **on:** Aug 17, 2018

Explain how a case is brought before the Supreme Court. o There is no absolute right to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The court

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Question 2

List the three tiers of the federal model.

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Sierray · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

reviews fewer than 0.5 of cases decided in the country each year.
With a writ of certiorari, the Supreme Court orders a lower court to send it the
o record of a case for review. A party can petition the Supreme Court to issue a writ of certiorari, but whether the Court will do so is entirely within its discretion.

o The Court will not issue a writ unless at least four justices approve of it. This is
called the rule of four..
Like all appellate courts, the Supreme Court normally does not hear any evidence.
o The Court's decision in a particular case is based on the written record of the
case and the written arguments, or briefs, that the attorneys submit.

Answer to Question 2

(1) U.S. district courts (trial courts of general jurisdiction) and various courts of limited jurisdiction,
(2) U.S. courts of appeals (intermediate courts of appeals)
(3) U.S. Supreme Court