Discuss the three different conclusions an appellate court can arrive at after reviewing a case.
What will be an ideal response?
1. An appellate court can uphold a trial court's verdict, leaving the ruling intact.
2. It can overturn, or reverse, a trial court's finding and find in favor of the appealing party.
3. It can remand, or return, a case back to a lower court and order a new trial.
You might also like to view...
Select the best definition of “audience costs”:
a. Specifically linked to Kennedy, the first Television president, implies how TV audiences might dislike his policies. b. Constraints on a leader’s foreign policy due to other leaders preferences. c. Domestic constraints, especially members of the winning coalition, on a leader’s foreign policy decisions. d. Weighs the manner in which target nation citizens must be considered before engaging in war.
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the 1976 case of _____ paved the way for Clayton Williams and Tony Sanchez to spend millions of dollars of their own money to finance their campaigns for Texas governor
a. Baker v. Carr b. Smith v. Allwright c. Buckley v. Valeo d. Kirkpatrick v. Preisler e. Mapp v. Ohio
The power of executive privilege is specifically granted to the president in the Constitution
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Constitutional convention was held in
What will be an ideal response?