Exam 9: Court Organization: Structure, Functions, and the Trial Process

The judges who sit on the circuit courts of appeals are elected by voters.

Which is the highest court in the nation?

Define policy making.

Trial courts of general jurisdiction have the legal authority to decide all matters not specifically delegated to lower courts.

Why are the courts so frequently asked to deal with controversial public policy issues?

How does the government benefit from plea bargaining?

What does it mean that a prisoner's petition to the court has standing?

Which federal court is the last word on legal issues for a majority of federal cases?

At what point in the trial does the prosecutor outline the facts he or she is attempting to prove at trial?

Both the defendant and the government benefit from plea bargaining.

How long does the jury deliberate?

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of plea bargains.

What is the four-tiered federal system that includes supreme courts, circuit courts of appeal, district courts, and magistrate courts?

At ______ level of court, a trial for a nonfelony case can be held.

Which of the following is described as the workhorse of the federal judiciary?

What is exculpatory evidence?

Both the arraignment and the initial appearance require the accused to appear in court, and in both cases, the accused will be advised of their rights.How are these two formal proceedings different?

There is one ______ in each district.

In Tehan v.U.S.ex rel.Shott (1966), the U.S.Supreme Court said the purpose of a trial was to ______.

Which plea will ensure that a case goes to trial, unless plea bargaining takes place?