PENN FOSTER C.S BACHELORS STUDY GUIDE #3

The right of a court to hear cases in a particular geographical area or for a particular type of law is called _______

Attorneys are expected to abide by a professional code of ethics because they’re considered to be _______

An accused person has the right to act as his or her own lawyer in a criminal case.

US is _______, which means that the prosecutor and the defense attorney are opponents who argue opposing points of view

The US federal court system has a total of _______ judicial circuits

The process in which a criminal defendant asks a higher court to review the decision of a lower court is called a/n

General trial courts that hear cases pertaining to federal law are the _______ courts

The standardized exams that test a person’s knowledge of legal issues and state laws are called _______

In most areas, the offices of judge and district attorney are elected positions

the _______ must be maintained at all times to show that the evidence was handled properly and not tampered with

Impartial seats of judgment that are set up by our government to resolve all types of disputes are called _______

A person who’s trained in legal matters and hired to manage legal cases is called a/n _______.

a plea deal is when a defendant promises to plead guilty to criminal charges in exchange for a lighter sentence

The head prosecuting attorney for a county is usually called a/n _______