Exam 6: The Courts

Civil cases constitute most of the district courts' workload.

This refers to a court's authority to hear certain cases.

The U.S. district courts, U.S. courts of appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court together compose this.

This is the schedule of cases for a court.

By the 18th century, many of the essential elements of modern criminal procedure were found in some form in English courts.

The federal courts get their power from this Article of the Constitution.

In Martin v. Hunter's Lessee (1816) and Cohens v. Virginia (1821), the Marshall court upheld this clause found in Article VI of the Constitution.

A formal statement of the criminal offense the defendant is accused of.

The U.S. Supreme Court is near the top of the hierarchical jurisdiction for both the federal and state court systems.

Federal law enforcement agencies are rarely the source of criminal investigations referred to the U.S. attorneys.

Prisoners in either federal or state prisons can file petitions in the U.S. district courts if they believe their rights under federal law are being violated.

Which of the following offenses would trigger a federal charge?

This is a trial heard by a judge and not a jury.

The courts do not control how they are financed, do not control how many cases they receive, cannot ensure adequate resources to carry out sentences, and cannot control their public image.

These are courts of limited jurisdiction within the district courts that perform many of the federal court system's routine, but essential tasks.

England standardized court practices among the colonies, so U.S. courts developed in response to the English system.

Which types of cases do federal courts hear?