Exam 7: Court Organization and Operation

The court(s)in ______ was dealing with premeditated homicides in the fourth century B.C.

Unlike Supreme Court justices,terms of office for federal courts of appeals judges are for 6 years.

The physical trappings of a court are called its __________,while the demeanor of the people in court is referred to as their ________.

This country has a "triadic" court system: one national system of federal courts,50 state court systems,and a web of courts composing that of the District of Columbia.

State supreme courts typically use traveling panels of justices to sit,hear cases,and render decisions.

Justice Robert Jackson once described the Supreme Court's uniqueness,saying,"We are not final because we are infallible,but we are infallible because we are final."

The ancient trial court of _________,and the most common tribunal throughout its history,was the "court at the gate," where elders of each clan resolved controversies within the kin group.

The great majority of the nation's judicial business occurs at the federal level.

The "______________ ____________" has been a tradition in the U.S.Supreme Court since the late nineteenth century.When the justices assemble to go on the bench each day,it is a reminder that differences of opinion on the Court do not preclude the overall harmony of purpose.

When the Supreme Court declines to hear a case,the decision of the lower court stands as the final word on the case.

The director of the Administrative Office of the U.S.Courts is not allowed to prepare the system's annual budgets,argue for additional judgeships,or propose changes in court rules.

The Administrative Office,or AO,is also the _________________agency of the federal judiciary,responsible for allotting authorized funds and supervising expenditures.

Nowhere is the policymaking role of state supreme courts more apparent than in deciding:

The states not having an intermediate court of appeals,or ICA,such as New Hampshire, Vermont,Rhode Island,Delaware,and Maine,are typically sparsely populated and have low volumes of ______________.

It has been said that the courts are the ,having no enforcement powers.

stated that "Every violation of truth is a stab at the health of human society."

The work of U.S.district judges is significantly assisted by bankruptcy judges,who are appointed for 14-year terms.

Which of the following is not one of the four separate activities of time as allocated by the Supreme Court justices?

Under our court system,a jury can disregard a biased or unfair judge and reach a fair verdict.

Since 1939,the day-to-day administrative tasks of the federal courts have been handled by the Administrative Office of the U.S.Courts.