Deck 8: The Origin and Role of the Courtsorigin of Americas Courtscolonial Courtscourts

Question 1

There are ________ United States Circuit Courts of Appeals.

A) ninety-four
B) thirteen
C) only one
D) twenty-seven

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The Justices of the Supreme Court are ___________________.

A) elected from the 13 federal districts
B) appointed by the Senate of the U.S.
C) appointed by the President and approved by the Senate
D) appointed by the President and approved by Congress

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In which case did the Supreme Court uphold the right to execute defendants with mental retardation?

A) Penny v. Lynaugh
B) South Dakota v. Dole
C) Michigan Department of State Police v. Stitz
D) National Treasury Employees Unions v. Von Raab
E) Stanford v. Kentucky

Answer 3

A

Question 4

A document issued by a higher court directing a lower court to prepare the record of a case and send it to the higher court for review is called ___________.

A) a writ of habeas corpus
B) a writ of corpus delicti
C) a writ of certiorari
D) a writ of replevin

Question 5

The single largest category of federal cases are ____________.

A) terrorists cases
B) murder cases
C) drug cases
D) child abduction (kidnapping) cases
E) political cases

Question 6

Which of the following is known as the "court of last resort?"

A) magistrate court
B) trial court
C) intermediate court of appeals
D) U.S. Supreme Court

Question 7

What case dealt with the issue of making the marriage between a black and a white a criminal offense?

A) Mapp v. Ohio
B) NAACP v. Kentucky
C) Marshall v. U.S.
D) Loving v. Virginia

Question 8

As a federal officer, if I wanted to get a search warrant, I would go to __________.

A) the Supreme Court
B) the appellate court
C) the district court
D) the federal magistrate court

Question 9

A writ requesting that a person or institution detaining a named prisoner bring him or her before a judicial officer and give their reasons for detention is called ____________.

A) a writ of habeas corpus
B) a writ of corpus delicti
C) a writ of certiorari
D) a writ of replevin

Question 10

In which case did the Supreme Court uphold reasonable drug test of employees?

A) Penny v. Lynaugh
B) South Dakota v. Dole
C) Michigan Department of State Police v. Stitz
D) National Treasury Employees Unions v. Von Raab
E) Stanford v. Kentucky

Question 11

Courts that have regular, unlimited jurisdiction over all cases and controversies involving civil and criminal law are called ___________________.

A) courts of limited jurisdiction
B) courts of general jurisdiction
C) courts of appellate jurisdiction
D) Supreme Courts

Question 12

In which case did the Supreme Court uphold the right to use checkpoints to stop cars and check for drunk drivers?

A) Penny v. Lynaugh
B) South Dakota v. Dole
C) Michigan Department of State Police v. Stitz
D) National Treasury Employees Unions v. Von Raab
E) Stanford v. Kentucky

Question 13

The Supreme Court ruled that employers may sometimes favor women and minorities over better-qualified men and whites in hiring and promoting to achieve better balance in their workforces in which case?

A) Penny v. Lynaugh
B) South Dakota v. Dole
C) Michigan Department of State Police v. Stitz
D) National Treasury Employees Unions v. Von Raab
E) Johnson v. Transportation Agency of Santa Clara County

Question 14

Courts that specialize in certain areas of law such as family law or juvenile law are called ____________.

A) courts of specialized jurisdiction
B) courts of general jurisdiction
C) courts of appellate jurisdiction
D) Supreme Courts

Question 15

There are ________ federal district courts.

A) ninety-four
B) thirteen
C) only one
D) twenty-seven

Question 16

There are _________ members of the U.S. Supreme Court.

A) seven
B) nine
C) ten
D) eleven
E) thirteen

Question 17

Courts with the power to review the judgments of trial courts, examining them for errors, are called _______________.

A) court of limited jurisdiction
B) courts of general jurisdiction
C) courts of appellate jurisdiction
D) courts of specialized jurisdiction

Question 18

For which of the following may a "writ of habeas corpus" not be used.

A) to challenge the size of his prison cell
B) to challenge the right to practice his religion in prison
C) to challenge the search of his house which resulted in his conviction
D) all of the above may involve the use of a writ of habeas corpus

Question 19

The trial courts of the federal system are called __________.

A) magistrate courts
B) district courts
C) county courts
D) appellate courts
E) supreme courts

Question 20

The term habeas corpus means _______________ in Latin.

A) "to speak the truth"
B) "the murdered body"
C) "the criminal act"
D) "you have the body"
E) "the right to appeal"

Question 21

The primary function of the ___________ is to apply and enforce all federal laws created by Congress.

Question 22

There are ________ United States Circuit Courts of Appeals.

Question 23

The Justices of the Supreme Court are appointed by ___________________.

Question 24

Courts that specialize in certain areas of law such as family law or juvenile law are called ______________.

Question 25

Courts that have regular, unlimited jurisdiction over all cases and controversies involving civil and criminal law are called ___________________.

Question 26

An appeal of a conviction in a federal district court is heard by a United States _______.

Question 27

As a federal officer, if I wanted to get a search warrant, I would go to _________.

Question 28

The __________ is known as the "court of last resort?"

Question 29

An appeal of a conviction in a federal district court is first heard by __________.

A) the state supreme court
B) the federal supreme court
C) the U.S. Circuit court of appeal
D) the U.S. magistrate court

Question 30

Courts with the power to review the judgments of trial courts, examining them for errors, are called _______________.

Question 31

George Jacobs was tried for ___________________.

A) murder
B) terrorism
C) rape
D) being a witch

Question 32

James Cecil Law purchased a shotgun to protect his home. Who did he shoot with that shotgun?

A) his wife
B) a paperboy
C) the neighbor's dog
D) a police officer

Question 33

The trial courts of the federal system are called __________.

Question 34

There are ________ federal district courts.

Question 35

There are _________ members of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Question 36

There are ________ federal district courts.

Question 37

A court that handles minor criminal cases, less serious civil suits, traffic and parking violations is called ______________.

Question 38

If you were to ask judges and court administrators what single issue has most affected the judiciary at both the federal and the state levels in recent years, they would answer: _____.

Question 39

If a person has been accused of murder he will be tried in ____________.

A) a trial court of limited jurisdiction
B) a trial court of general jurisdiction
C) an intermediate appellate court
D) the Supreme Court of the state because of the seriousness of the offense

Question 40

There are ________ United States Circuit Courts of Appeals.

Question 41

In the case of _____________ the Supreme Court upheld the right to execute defendants with mental retardation?

Question 42

The "court of last resort" is the Federal Appeals Court in Washington,
D.C.

Question 43

All states have an intermediate appellate court.

Question 44

A defendant may use a "writ of habeas corpus" to challenge his confinement stating that the search and seizure of his property was unconstitutional.

Question 45

A document issued by a higher court directing a lower court to prepare the record of a case and send it to the higher court for review is called a ___________.

Question 46

The trial courts of the federal system are called magistrate courts.

Question 47

If a person has been accused of murder he will be tried in ____________.

Question 48

Courts that specialize in certain areas of law such as family law or juvenile law, are called courts of general jurisdiction.

Question 49

The term habeas corpus means "you have the body in Latin.

Question 50

The single largest category of federal cases are drug cases.

Question 51

A writ requesting that a person or institution detaining a named prisoner bring him or her before a judicial officer and give their reasons for detention is called a writ of habeas corpus.

Question 52

The case of Loving v. Virginia dealt with the issue of making the marriage between a black and a white a criminal offense?

Question 53

The Justices of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President and approved by Congress.

Question 54

There are nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Question 55

The term habeas corpus means _______________ in Latin.

Question 56

A document issued by a higher court directing a lower court to prepare the record of a case and send it to the higher court for review is called a writ of certiorari.