Judicial Branch Unit Review

The _____ amendment requires and impartial jury, notification of charges and right to counsel.

• 6th
• 4th
• 5th
• 14th

Criminal law cases involve

• prosecutor vs defendant
• plaintiff vs defendant
• male vs female
• child vs adult

Sentences are punishments for convicted defendants. A punishment typically reserved for a juvenile offender (not offered to adult offenders) is

• boot camp

• capital punishment

• incarceration

• fines

Answer explanation

The only option RESERVED for juveniles is boot camp (or a youth detention program/center).

A less serious crime that usually carries a fine and a term of less than one year in jail is a

• misdemeanor
• felony
• conspiracy
• indictment

Violations of specific state or federal statutes and can involve personal or property offenses.

• statutory crimes
• personal crimes
• property crimes
• crimes of activism

The judicial branch promotes the rule of law by using judicial review to

• hold government accountable to the laws
• Evaluate its case performance
• revise laws according to evolving standards
• screen and select potential judges

If you were examining the principal of due process and discussing the methods and procedures used, you would be looking at _______________ due process.

• procedural
• substantive
• reconvening
• statutory

In Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall helped establish

• the Supreme Court’s power to declare laws unconstitutional
• that the Supreme Court could hear only original jurisdiction cases
• the importance of the federal government in protecting individual rights
• that the federal government had the right to regulate interstate commerce

Many people accused of crimes settle criminal cases through plea bargains to

• be sentenced for lesser crimes
• benefit from a jury trial
• deal directly with a judge
• prolong a court case

When an attempt is made to solve a court case outside of court, this is referred to as

• mediation
• negotiations
• arbitration
• state courts