Courts and the Legal System

The legal boundaries where authority may be exercised?

• Districs

• Counties

• Jurisdictions

• States

Courts that do not try criminal cases but hear arguments from those that feel they have been wrongly convicted or did not receive a fair trial?

• Appellate courts

• Judicial Courts

• Circuit

• General Courts

The highest court in the United States?

• U.S. Court of America

• U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. Civil court

• Court of appeals

What is the role of a judge?

d) All the Above

• Adjudicator (Overseer)

• Administrator

• Negotiator

• All the Above

Court appearances where charges are read and the accused pleads guilty or not guilty?

• Subpoena

• Conviction

• Indictment

• Arraignment

During a trial it is the responsibility of the _________ to prove guilt?

• Jury

• Defense Attorney

• Prosecutor

• Judge

The lawyers that represent the accused or convicted offender and assures that their legal rights are not violated.

• Judge

• Jury

• Prosecutor

• Defense Attorney

A settlement between the accused and the lawyers that allows the accused to take a lesser charge and avoid trial?

• Bargaining

• Negotiation

• Plea Bargain

• Scripting

What is the role of the Jury?

• Determine guilt or innocence

• Determine punishment

• Prove guilt or innocence

• All the Above

Which role of a judge deals with assuming a neutral stance, and upholding the laws and rights of the accused as well as decisions about plea bargains?

• Adjudicator

• Administrator

• Negotiator

• Educator