Question

__________ jurisdiction means that a court is the first to hear a case; _______ jurisdiction means that a court can only hear an appeal of a case already ruled on by a lower court.
a. Original; appellate
b. Appellate; original
c. Supreme; appellate

Answer 1

@Aether

Answer 2

Procedures of the Supreme Court of the United States ...
en.wikipedia.org/.../Procedures_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_th...
Wikipedia
1 Terms and sittings; 2 The Court's authority to hear cases ... supreme court denied certiorari or review and thereby refused to hear the appeal. ... 11 provides that a case may be taken by the Court before judgment in a lower court "only ... by the Supreme Court in the first instance under what is termed original jurisdiction.

Answer 3

It's A

Answer 4

The first part is the original because they had original jurisdiction. The second part is Appellate which is when the case is passed up from lower courts.
Like what I talked about in the previous question

Answer 5

@Killer_Sweetness97

Answer 6

Thanks you know it helps alot when you explain it like that for me

Answer 7

@Killer_Sweetness97 You're welcome, if you need anything else just tag me, and I'll take a look.