Business Law Ch. 2 test review

In a criminal proceeding the state or federal government is considered the _________.

• prosecutor.

• defendant.

• felony

• misdemeanor.

_________is the power and authority given to a court to hear a case and to make a judgment.

• Court

• Crime

• Jurisdiction

• Law

A ______ is a major crime punishable by imprisonment or death.  

• misdemeanor

• felony

• criminal

• law

_______ courts have jurisdiction over bankruptcy cases.

• Federal

• State

• Local

• Shared

Federal courts are arranged in ____ tiers.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

______ means trying a case the first time it is heard.

• Courts

• Trying

• Jurisdiction

• Original jurisdiction

The U.S. courts of appeals are also called _______.

• appellate courts.

• intermediate courts.

• middle courts.

• top courts.

_________is the highest court in the land.

• Appellate court

• Intermediate court

• US Supreme court

• Magisterial court

________ means they handle minor matters, such as misdemeanors and civil actions involving small amounts of money.

• Full jurisdiction

• Lower jurisdiction

• No jurisdiction

• Limited jurisdiction

True or false:  Domestic relations courts handle divorce, annulment, and dissolution proceedings.

• True

• False