Courts, Prosecution, and the Defense

Courts of limited jurisdiction are restricted to hearing minor or less serious civil and criminal cases.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT another name of a court of limited jurisdiction.

• Municipal courts

• County courts

• District courts

• U.S. appellate courts

Which of the following are NOT a type of specialized courts?

• Drug

• Mental Health

• Theft

• Domestic Violence

Which of the following are NOT a way that specialized courts are different?

• Informed decision making is necessary. Judges hand down sentences with more information about offenders' backgrounds than may be available in traditional sentencing.

• Collaboration. Specialized courts typically collaborate with other public and private agencies, many of which are housed in outer space.

• Outcomes are elevated above process. The main concern is reducing recidivism

• Nontraditional roles. Specialized court personnel often assume different roles.

Courts of general jurisdiction handle more serious felony cases, such as murder, rape, robbery and jay walking.

• True

• False

Which of the following are NOT another name for a court of general jurisdiction?

• Felony

• Superior

• Supreme

• Municipal

What kind of court would be used to hear if there was a procedure which violated their constitutional rights?

• Appellate

• Supreme

• Municipal

• The People's Court

Which court handles the final appeal on a matter?

• US Supreme Court

• US Circuit Court

• US Municipal Court

• US Court of Judge Judy

The judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as Congress may from time to time ordain and establish is contained in which Article of the Constitution?

• Article 5, Section 1

• Article 3, Section 1

• Article 1, Section 1

• Article 4, Section 1

Which of the following is not one of the three tiered hierarchy of court jurisdiction?

• US Municipal courts

• US Courts of appeals

• US district courts

• US Supreme court