Chapter 5 & 6 - The court system - Practice 3

Why do most Civil and criminal cases never make it to court?

• plea bargains, out of court settlements, pre-trial agreements

• people die, pretrial agreements, charges are dropped

• judges and cops are corrupt

• corruption and pretrial agreements

When a Supreme court justice agrees with the opinion of the court but for different reasons it is what?

• Dissenting opinion
• Adversarial Opinion
• Concurring Opinion
• Agreeing opinion

State court that specializes in Will's

• Traffic court
• Probate Court
• Family court
• Large claims court

Amber is being sued by her friend for not paying her back a loan; in her civil case, Amber is the

• Defendant

• Plaintiff

• Prosecutor

• Judge

The president selects Supreme Court Justices, but they must first be approved by Congress; this action is an example of: 

• Extradition

• Judicial Review

• Checks and Balances

• Bill of Rights

Top level of the federal court system

• appeals courts

• Supreme Court

• district courts

• exclusive jurisdiction

How does one become a federal judge?

• Nominated by the President
• Selected by Congress
• Appointed by a governor

Which is true about appellate courts?

• They have original jurisdiction only.

• Trials are heard with a judge and jury.

• They only hear misdemeanor cases.

• Judges review cases without a jury.

If you are 16 and are arrested for burglary, your trial would be heard in which court?

• General District Court

• Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

• The VA Court of Appeals

• US District Court

How many justices are on the Supreme Court

• Seven

• Eight

• Nine

• Ten