Intro to Criminal Justice - Review of Ch. 9-11

The dual court system of the United States consists of which two types of courts?

• federal and national

• state and appellate

• federal and state

• state and trial courts

___________ is the territory, subject matter, or people over which a court may exercise lawful authority.

• Writ of certiorari

• Jurisdiction

• Prosecutorial discretion

• Change of venue

Courts of ___________ jurisdiction are lower courts who can only hear limited types of cases (i.e., Judge Judy).

• limited

• general

• last resort

• appellate

Which court is the "court of last resort" in the state court system (unless it can be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court)?

• trial court

• district court

• circuit court

• state Supreme Court

A _____________ is an informal hearing place used to hear victims' claims of minor wrongs.

• dispute resolution center

• community court

• court of last resort

• circuit court

Which of the following is NOT a federal court?

• U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. District Court

• U.S. Court of Appeals (Circuit Court)

• LA Supreme Court

Which courts are the trial courts for the federal court system?

• U.S. Circuit Courts

• LA Supreme Courts

• U.S. District Courts

• Community Courts

How are federal judges selected?

• by vote of the people

• appointed by President, confirmed by Senate

• selected by state governor

• appointed by Vice President

How many justices are there on the U.S. Supreme Court?

• 7

• 5

• 10

• 9

___________ is the ability of the U.S. Supreme Court to choose which case to review on appeal.

• Writ of certiorari

• Appellate jurisdiction

• Subpoena power

• Habeas corpus