Exam 7: Courts and the Quest for Justice

The United States Supreme Court can overrule a decision made by the state's highest court when issues of federal law are involved.

Which of the following statements is true of the federal courts of appeals?

In a courtroom, like a juror, the judge learns the facts of a case as they are presented by attorneys.

Subject-matter jurisdiction refers to the power of the Court to determine whether a law or action by the other branches of the government is constitutional.

Unlike justice courts in rural areas, magistrate courts have general jurisdiction.

During criminal proceedings, James brings in the accused to stand before the judge. He also oversees the maintenance of discipline in the courtroom. Based on this description, James is a _____.

A state trial court of general jurisdiction in Ohio is called the court of common pleas.

Ophelia, the anchor of a political talk show, has been hosting a miniseries about the corruption in the upper echelons of Congress. In response to these allegations, Congress passes a law against free speech and gets Ophelia arrested. However, the Supreme Court rules against the state saying that the law violates the First Amendment rights. In this scenario, which of the following processes has the Supreme Court used to overrule the law passed by Congress?

Which of the following is a type of defense attorney?

According to the medical model of the American criminal justice system, _____.

In the context of courts, unlike crime control values, due process values:

Which of the following statements is true of the crime control function of the nation's courts?

_____ are primarily concerned with questions of fact.

Advocates of due process values of the criminal justice system distinguish between the court's obligation to be fair to the accused and its obligation to be fair to society.

The legitimacy of a court's decision to bring the authority of state to seize property and to restrict individual liberty is based on impartiality and _____.

Which of the following is a responsibility of a defense attorney?

A _____ is the list of cases entered on a court's calendar and thus scheduled to be heard by the court.

Unhappy with the decision passed by a lower court in a civil rights violation case, Anastasia files her case with the United States Supreme Court, hoping that the Court will take it up for review. In this case, the Supreme Court can accept Anastasia's appeal by issuing a _____ to the lower court handling her case.

During the pretrial process, prosecutors hold a great deal of discretion in deciding:

Which of the following is an example of a problem-solving court?