Exam 2: Criminal Procedure and the Constitution

If an appellate court upholds the decision of a lower court, then the decision has been:

Which of the following amendments provides a defendant with the right to due process?

The fundamental fairness doctrine of due process requires states to provide:

Rights every state guarantees its citizens that are similar to those in the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights are referred to as _______________ rights.

The political, dualistic nature of the Supreme Court refers to its commitment to two conflicting ideals: fundamental law and:

In _______________ court cases, a lower court has already taken some action in the case, and one of the parties has asked a higher court to review the lower court's action.

Marbury v. Madison (1803)established what principle?

The term "due process revolution" refers to the:

The term "parallel rights" refers to:

Justice William Brennan believed that the incorporation doctrine had virtually no impact on law.

_______________ law is a law that is above the ordinary law created by legislatures.

Social science research attempts to assess the effectiveness of crime control practices and their effect on individual liberty and privacy, and:

The cases of Powell v. Alabama (1932)and Brown v. Mississippi (1936)established what came to be known as:

SCOTUS has the power to manage how the lower federal courts conduct their business. This is called the Court's:

Constitutional democracy couldn't survive without protecting our right to fair procedures, as guaranteed by _______________ _______________ of law. ​

The power of a court to hear and decide cases in a specific geographical area or to deal with a specific subject is called:

The total incorporation doctrine:

In Mapp v. Ohio (1961), the Court applied which of the following to states?

The conflict over the fundamental fairness doctrine and the incorporation doctrine was clear in Rochin v. California (1952).

One of the issues addressed by Powell v. Alabama (1932)is due process.