Exam 4: Court Organization and Structure

What courts are the trial courts of the state court system?

A motion to compel discovery is typically filed by the ______.

Appellate courts do not decide matters of fact.

Juries are involved in almost every criminal case.

Congress has the authority to change the number of justices on the Supreme Court.

State courts of limited jurisdiction generally hear only criminal cases.

Assuming "good behavior," U.S. Supreme Court justices serve terms ______.

Who determines the outcome in a bench trial?

Witnesses who possess certain qualifications or credentials are known as ______.

State courts are the "workhorses" of the American judicial system.

The criminal process begins either with the filing of a complaint or ______.

Proceedings in lower courts are often more informal in nature than they are in appellate courts or trial courts.

What is the first step of a criminal trial? Who goes first during this step?

Discuss the period between arraignment and trial.

In the majority of states, which is the court level "of last resort" in the state system?

Which type of jurisdiction refers to the division of responsibilities and functions among the various courts?

A writ of habeas corpus is what kind of appeal?

The attorney general is typically not very active in day-to-day prosecutions.

All cases are first heard in courts of ______.

After losing an appeal in a state supreme court, what is the next level of appeal?