Appellate courts are different from trial courts because they

a. always have a jury present.
b. openly publish the dissent that arises over the lower-court findings.
c. do not require the presence of the plaintiff, defendants, or witnesses, and their trials are based on lower-courtrecords

How does parliamentary sovereignty affect the behavior of the judicial branch?

a. It renders judicial review irrelevant b. It increases the importance of judicial neutrality c. It requires judges to run for re-election periodically d. It encourages judges to clear up ambiguous language in newly-passed laws

The _____ was adopted on July 4, 1776 and most of the document was written by Thomas Jefferson

A) Mayflower Compact B) Bill of Rights C) Declaration of Independence D) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut E) Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges