Criminal Justice - Ch. 8

A court of ________ jurisdiction has the authority to hear a case when it is first brought to court.

• original

• general

• special

• appellate

Which of the following types of jurisdiction is the court’s power to hear a particular type of case?

• subject matter

• personal

• special

• appellate

In highly controversial cases, all the judges in a circuit may sit together and hear a case in what is known as a(n)

• bench trial.

• grand jury.

• en banc hearing

• circuit court.

How much does it cost to file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court?

• nothing

• $300

• $1,000

• $10,000

What percentage of the cases filed for review did the U.S. Supreme Court choose not to review in the year 2014?

• 10 percent

• 25 percent

• 60 percent

• 99 percent

When the Supreme Court hears a case, it decides upon one of four different courses of action. Which of the following is NOT one of the courses of action given in your textbook?

• modifying the verdict or decision of the lower court, without totally reversing it

• reverting its powers as a court of last resort to the court of original jurisdiction

• reversing the verdict or decision of the lower court, requiring no further court action

• reversing the verdict or decision of the lower court and remanding the case to the court of original jurisdiction, for either retrial or resentencing

Trial courts of ________ jurisdiction are referred to generally as inferior “trial courts” or simply as “lower courts.”

• special

• general

• personal

• limited

Approximately how many trial courts of limited jurisdiction are there in the United States?

• 53

• 650

• 6,975

• 13,500

Approximately how many trial courts of general jurisdiction are there in the United States?

• 50

• 300

• 1,000

• more than 3,000

Which of the following was the first type of “problem-solving” court?

• drug court

• mental health court

• child-support court

• domestic-violence court