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B/c of the court case involving Clarence Earl Gideon, people who are poor & can't afford an attorney can be provided a
grand jury
public defender
Law clerk
petit jury
2
Most court cases take place in ____ courts, where the majority of cases heard involve _______.
State courts; civil offenses
Federal courts; civil offenses
Federal courts; criminal offenses
State courts; traffic offenses
3
If a case is heard again in a higher court, this is an example of _____ jurisdiction; most cases are _____ jurisdiction
Original; general
Appellate; original
Appellate; appellate
4
How did the Supreme Court rule on affirmative action in college admissions?
It said the racial quotas must be instituted.
It said that racial quotas were illegal.
It put off the decision until more cases were presented.
It ordered schools to institute gender quotas.
5
A formal accusation handed down by a grand jury is called ________
An indictment
An appeal
A verdict
Jurisdiction
6
Which of the following is NOT a requirement to be on a jury in the United States?
At least 21 years old
Must speak and understand English
All of these are requirements
United States citizen
7
Federal trial courts are divided into 12 regional ______, each of which has a federal court of appeals.
none of these
circuits
jurisdictions
areas
8
Which of the following describes how a person becomes a justice on the Supreme Court?
Chosen by the president and approved by Congress
Chosen by the Senate and approved by the President
Chosen by the president and approved by the Senate
9
The type of trial system we have her ein teh United States that is a contest between opposing sides is called a(n)
adversarial system
appellate system
certiorari system
inquisitorial system
10
The court system is the ____ Branch and is found in Article ____ of the Constitution.
Judicial; IV
Judicial; III
Judicial; II
Executive; III
11
The majority of the cases the Supreme Court hears are __________
no jurisdiction
origional jurisdiction
Concurrent jurisdiction
appellate jurisdiction
12
Out of about ____ petitions (appeals) to the Supreme Court each year, the court hears about _____ cases.
600,;50
10,000; 100
8,000; 80
25, all of them
13
The ideological breakdown of the current Supreme Court is that there are now ___ conservatives and ___ liberals.
3; 6
5; 4
4; 5
6; 3
14
___________ overturned Plessy v. Ferguson by stating that “separate but equal” was unconstitutional.
Texas v. Johnson
Miranda v. Arizona
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
15
The Supreme Court begins their yearly session on ____.
The 1st Tuesday after the first Monday in October
October 1st
The 2nd Wednesday in October
The 1st Monday in October
16
Supreme Court rulings are based on which of the following?
Statutes, the Constitution, indictments, and opinions
Gender, race, nationality, and age of the justices
Statutes, precedents, principles of law, and the Constitution
17
A group of from 16 to 23 people who hear charges against a person suspected of having committed a crime is a __________
state jury
court jury
grand jury
petit jury
18
The right to a speedy and public trial can be classified as a component of ________
the juvenile justice system
the Sixth Amendment
the Fifth Amendment
Wainwright v. Gideon.
19
The type of trial system we have here in the United States that is a contest between opposing sides is called a(n)
Adversarial system
Inquisitorial system
Certiorari system
Appellate system
20
A group of from 6-12 persons who hear the evidence and decide the verdict in a trial is called a (n) grand jury.
True
False
21
An explanation for the Supreme Court’s decision is called ___________
an opinion
a judicial referee
litigation
a legal draft
22
The current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is John Roberts.
True
False
