Which of the Following Statements About the Federal Appeals Court

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the federal appeals court system is LEAST accurate?

• A) The losing side in a federal district court trial must file special requests to receive permission to appeal their case.
• B) There are currently thirteen U.S. courts of appeals.
• C) The original decision in a case will be overturned if two out of three judges on the appellate court disagree with it.
• D) While there are two courts of appeals located in the District of Columbia, every other court of appeals serves no fewer than three states.
• E) Particularly important appeals might be decided by all of the judges in a given circuit sitting together en banc.

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Definitions:

Distal Stimuli

External objects and events in the environment that provide the basis for the perception of the world.

Association

The process by which ideas or mental states are linked together in the mind, or the relationship between things based on experience or co-occurrence.

Nativist Belief

A perspective that much of human behavior and cognition is innate, heavily influenced by genetic factors.

Tabula Rasa

A philosophical theory suggesting the mind starts as a blank slate, without innate knowledge, and experience shapes understanding.