Exam 1: The Court System and Sources of Rights

What clause of the Fourteenth Amendment was the vehicle for incorporation of rights against the states?

The rights to speedy,public and jury trials,and to confront adverse witnesses are found in the _______Amendment.

The authority of Congress to create a federal court system is found in Article ______of the U.S.Constitution.

The U.S.Supreme Court does not have original jurisdiction in any cases.

The only court established by the U.S.Constitution was the:

To grant certiorari,a minimum of______ U.S.Supreme Court Justices must agree.

Which is not a reason courts would consider decisions from other jurisdictions?

Decisions by the U.S.Supreme Court are binding on questions of federal law.

If the state statute authorizes the death penalty for conviction of this crime,which amendment to the U.S.Constitution would apply?

U.S.District Court opinions are published in the:

The rules promulgated by supervisory agencies (such as some states' supreme courts)have the force and effect of ______and therefore must be followed.

In which court can he be tried?

U.S.magistrate courts are part of the:

A case citation indicates:

The most important rights available to an accused in a criminal prosecution come from the:

Statutory law is law based on the customs of the people and is found in court opinions.

The incorporation controversy involves the:

Most cases are dismissed by the U.S.Supreme Court ______meaning that the decision of the immediate lower court in which the case originated is left undisturbed.

The officials (and their courts)that were created to relieve U.S.District Court Judges of some of their workload by trying minor offenses are called ______.

The judicial power of the federal government is created in Article _______of the U.S.Constitution.