Deck 6: The Courts

Question 1

This is the schedule of cases for a court.

A) Case list
B) Docket
C) Writ
D) menu

Answer 1

Docket

Question 2

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

A) Hearing
B) Grand jury
C) Bench trial
D) arraignment

Answer 2

Bench trial

Question 3

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

A) Inquest
B) Plea
C) Writ
D) charge

Answer 3

charge

Question 4

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

A) Court supremacy
B) Right to trial
C) Jurisdiction
D) Magna carta

Question 5

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) Supremacy
B) Sanity
C) Hands-off
D) Majority

Question 6

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

A) Article I
B) Article II
C) Article III
D) Article IV

Question 7

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

A) Appeals courts
B) Circuit courts
C) State courts
D) Federal courts

Question 8

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

A) Magistrate court
B) Appellate court
C) Supreme Court
D) Circuit court

Question 9

Which types of cases do federal courts hear?

A) cases involving violations of federal law or the Constitution
B) cases between residents of different states if the dollar amount at issue exceeds $75,000
C) cases involving bankruptcy, copyright, patent, and maritime law
D) all of the above

Question 10

Which of the following offenses would trigger a federal charge?

A) Identity theft
B) Child pornography
C) Bank robbery
D) All of the above

Question 11

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.

Question 12

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

Question 13

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

Civil cases constitute most of the district courts' workload.

Question 16

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.

Question 17

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