Question 1

What court system provides a safety valve for checking the most flagrant abuses of local justice?

Accepted Answer

A)  dual
B)  appellate
C)  unified
D)  problem-solvingE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

What is the name of courts that use therapeutic jurisprudence?

Accepted Answer

A)  problem-solving courts
B)  intermediate appellate courts
C)  supreme courts
D)  lower courtsE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 3

What judges typically authorize search warrants?

Accepted Answer

A)  lower court judges
B)  major trial court judges
C)  appellate court judges
D)  supreme court judgesE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

In Ewing v.California (2002) , the U.S.Supreme Court what State of California law?

Accepted Answer

A)  capital punishment
B)  civil commitment for sex offenders
C)  legalized medical marijuana
D)  three strikesE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

One type of problem-solving court is the _____ violence court.

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The answer of One type of problem-solving court is the...

Question 6

A court system includes lower courts, major trial courts, _____ appellate courts, and a court of last resort.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A court system includes lower courts, major...

Question 7

Lower courts handle what stages of felony cases?

Accepted Answer

A)  the final stages
B)  the intermediate stages
C)  the appeal stages
D)  the preliminary stagesE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

In most states with the death penalty, if the judge imposes the death penalty, then the case is automatically appealed to the state's highest court, thus bypassing the intermediate courts of appeals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A decision made by a state's intermediate appellate court is appealed to the U.S.Supreme Court for most cases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following courts embody the concept of therapeutic jurisprudence?

Accepted Answer

A)  drug courts
B)  domestic violence courts
C)  mental health courts
D)  drug, domestic violence, and mental health courtsE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

How the courts are organized and administered has a profound effect on the way cases are processed and on the type of _____ that results.

Accepted Answer

The answer of How the courts are organized and administered...

Question 12

For one to be able to appeal a decision made by a state court of last resort to the U.S.Supreme Court the case must involve an important question of _____ law.

Accepted Answer

The answer of For one to be able to appeal...

Question 13

Which of the following states does not have any trial courts of limited jurisdiction?

Accepted Answer

A)  California
B)  New York
C)  Texas
D)  OhioE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Most of the nation's judicial business takes place at the state level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following occurs with the imposition of tougher laws?

Accepted Answer

A)  police do not necessarily make more arrests
B)  juries are reluctant to convict
C)  prosecutors are pressured to plea bargain
D)  all of these occur with the imposition of tougher lawsE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

The modern agenda of court reform includes topics such as reducing _____ court delay.

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The answer of The modern agenda of court reform includes...

Question 17

The organization of courts in the United States impacts case processing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

County courts stood at the heart of American colonial government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The key components of court unification do not include

Accepted Answer

A)  simplified court structure
B)  decentralized administration
C)  centralized rule making
D)  centralized judicial budgetingE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Explain why intermediate courts of appeals (ICAs) were created? How are ICAs structured differently? How is the court system different in states with and without ICA's?

Accepted Answer

Intermediate courts of appeals were crea...

Exam 4: State Courts

For one to be able to appeal a decision made by a state court of last resort to the U.S.Supreme Court the case must involve an important question of _____ law.

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The organization of courts in the United States impacts case processing.

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What is the name of courts that use therapeutic jurisprudence?

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Lower courts handle what stages of felony cases?

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In Ewing v.California (2002) , the U.S.Supreme Court what State of California law?

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County courts stood at the heart of American colonial government.

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Most of the nation's judicial business takes place at the state level.

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A decision made by a state's intermediate appellate court is appealed to the U.S.Supreme Court for most cases.

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The modern agenda of court reform includes topics such as reducing _____ court delay.

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What court system provides a safety valve for checking the most flagrant abuses of local justice?

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Which of the following occurs with the imposition of tougher laws?

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Which of the following states does not have any trial courts of limited jurisdiction?

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A court system includes lower courts, major trial courts, _____ appellate courts, and a court of last resort.

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Which of the following courts embody the concept of therapeutic jurisprudence?

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One type of problem-solving court is the _____ violence court.

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In most states with the death penalty, if the judge imposes the death penalty, then the case is automatically appealed to the state's highest court, thus bypassing the intermediate courts of appeals.

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The key components of court unification do not include

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How the courts are organized and administered has a profound effect on the way cases are processed and on the type of _____ that results.

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What judges typically authorize search warrants?

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Explain why intermediate courts of appeals (ICAs) were created? How are ICAs structured differently? How is the court system different in states with and without ICA's?

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