A Case May Enter the Appellate Stage If the Losing

question 458

True/False

A case may enter the appellate stage if the losing party at the trial stage believes an error in determining the facts has been made during the course of the trial.

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Definitions:

SNCC

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, an important civil rights organization in the 1960s that played a major role in sit-ins, freedom rides, and the March on Washington.

Voting Rights Act

Law passed in the wake of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Selma-to-Montgomery March in 1965; it authorized federal protection of the right to vote and permitted federal enforcement of minority voting rights in individual counties, mostly in the South.

Federal Officials

Individuals who hold positions of authority within the government of a federation, responsible for the execution and enforcement of federal laws and policies.

Voter Registration

The process by which individuals enroll or sign up to become eligible to vote in elections.