PLEASE HELP ASAP, TRUE OR FALSE FOR EACH STAR *A court of appeals hears evidence to decide the facts.
*When a party alleges a fact, it means that fact has not yet been determined by the jury to be true.
*A judge instructs a jury on the law that applies in a case.
*Decisions by higher courts in a state are not binding on lower courts within that state's jurisdiction.
*Judges may apply the law, but they do not have power to change the law.
*The U. S. Constitution is the supreme law in the United States and no other law can contradict it.
*Litigation is the process of resolving a dispute through the court system.
*The trial court, which first hears a case, is known as a court of original jurisdiction.
*Although cases may be similar, one important fact can change the outcome and create new precedent.
*Appellate Courts review questions of fact but not questions of law.
*The Uniform Commercial Code has been adopted in all fifty states.

1. False: A court of appeals hears evidence to decide the facts. They do not listen to evidence to decide the facts because appeal isn't a retrial of the case.

2. True: When a party alleges a fact, it means that fact has not yet been determined by the jury to be true.

3. True: A judge instructs a jury on the law that applies in a case. It is known as jury instructions.

4. False: Decisions by higher courts in a state are not binding on lower courts within that state's jurisdiction. There decisions are actually binding on lower courts within that state's jurisdiction.

5. True: Judges may apply the law, but they do not have power to change the law.

6. True: The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law in the United States and no other law can contradict it.

7. True: Litigation is the process of resolving a dispute through the court system.

8. True: The trial court, which first hears a case, is known as a court of original jurisdiction.

9. True: Although cases may be similar, one important fact can change the outcome and create new precedent.

10. False: Appellate Courts review questions of fact but not questions of law. The appellate court can review questions of law as "De novo" or plenary review (legal error standard).

11. True: The Uniform Commercial Code has been adopted in all fifty states.

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