Exam 1: The Basics of Criminal Law

What is the jury practice of either ignoring or misapplying the law in a certain situation that is opposite of what would be expected by tradition, process, or law?

Which of the following is a relevant constitutional amendment in criminal procedure?

At the federal level, what reference is used when referring to trial courts?

What protects offenders by ensuring proportionate and non-arbitrary punishment?

Inquisitorial justice is often likened to justice from the past, such as in medieval England, and particularly at the hands of the early Christian church.

What is a "planned intervention that is intended to change offenders for the better"?

What promotes argument, debate, and openness within the court system of the United States?

Remand in the appeals context, is what happens when an appellate court sends a case forward to the Supreme Court for review and affirmation.

The lowest courts at the state level are courts of general jurisdiction.

A case brief includes answers to which of the following questions?

_____________________, In terms of criminal law, is the notion that the criminal law should maximize the net happiness of society.

An ________________ is the rationale for an appellate court's decision subscribed to by the majority of judges or justices, usually authored by one judge or justice.

Should Americans enjoy a right to privacy, even though no such right is listed in the Constitution? Why?

The U.S. has a three-tiered court structure.

Courts of general jurisdiction are trial courts.

___________________ is a system of justice that pits two parties against each other in pursuit of the truth.

The U.S. Courts of appeals can be found in 11 judicial circuits.

Criminal procedure consists of a vast set of rules and guidelines describing how suspected and accused criminals are to be handled and processed by the justice system.

What protection is provided by the Fifth Amendment?

Which applies to courts of limited jurisdiction?