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WorksheetsThe Court and The Court System in Law Enforcement
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 28mins
1. What determines whether a case enters through the state or federal court system?
a) the court system that has the fewest cases at the time
b) which law has been broken
c) the type of prison system that has the most room for inmates if the person is found guilty
d) a and b
2. What defines the jurisdiction of each court?
a) city and county populations
b) court decisions
c) judges
d) law
3. There are at least _____ number of courts of last resort in each state.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 6
4. What state courts conduct some pretrial activities for more important ones?
a) Lower Courts (City/County)
b) Courts of General Jurisdiction (District)
c) Appellate Courts
d) Courts of Last Resort
5. What state courts can order a new trial?
a) Courts of General Jurisdiction (District)
b) Appellate Courts
c) Courts of Last Resort
d) All the above
e) None of the above
6. What types of state courts are mostly organized at the town, municipal, or county level?
a) Lower Courts
b) Courts of General Jurisdiction
c) Appellate Courts
d) Courts of Last Resort
7. What state courts have sentencing options restricted?
a) Lower Courts
b) Courts of General Jurisdiction
c) Appellate Courts
d) a and b
8. Choose which courts are controlled by state law?
a) Lower Courts
b) Courts of General Jurisdiction
c) Appellate Courts
d) Courts of Last Resort
9. Choose which state court(s) review issues of law and fact appealed from the trial courts?
a) Lower Courts
b) Courts of General Jurisdiction
c) Appellate Courts
d) Courts of Last Resort
10. What state courts are courts of record?
a) Lower Courts
b) Courts of General Jurisdiction
c) Appellate Courts
d) Courts of Last Resort
11. Choose which state courts review previous trials for procedural errors?
a) Lower Courts
b) Courts of General Jurisdiction
c) Appellate Courts
d) Courts of Last Resort
12. Choose which state courts generally hear only minor cases?
a) Lower Courts
b) Courts of General Jurisdiction
c) Appellate Courts
d) Courts of Last Resort
13. Choose which state courts hear appeals in the form of “trial de novo” (new trial)?
a) Lower Courts
b) Courts of General Jurisdiction
c) Appellate Courts
d) Courts of Last Resort
14. Choose which state court(s) can overturn (allow a defendant to go free) or uphold an original verdict?
a) Lower Courts
b) Courts of General Jurisdiction
c) Appellate Courts
d) Courts of Last Resort
15. Choose which state courts are referred to as misdemeanor courts?
a) Lower Courts
b) Courts of General Jurisdiction
c) Appellate Courts
d) Courts of Last Resort
16. Choose which state courts conduct preliminary activities and trials for felonies?
a) Lower Courts
b) Courts of General Jurisdiction
c) Appellate Courts
d) Courts of Last Resort
17. Choose which state courts do not try a case?
a) Lower Courts
b) Courts of General Jurisdiction
c) Appellate Courts
d) Courts of Last Resort
18. Choose which state courts may have more than one judge?
a) Lower Courts
b) Courts of General Jurisdiction
c) Appellate Courts
d) Courts of Last Resort
19. What are the highest state courts?
a) Lower Courts
b) Courts of General Jurisdiction
c) Appellate Courts
d) Courts of Last Resort
20. Each state has at least how many federal districts?
a) 1
b) 3
c) 5
d) 9
21. How many federal districts are there in the U.S.?
a) 48
b) 50
c) 52
d) 94
22. Which federal court must have four justices vote to hear a case?
a) U.S. District Courts
b) U.S. Courts of Appeals
c) U.S. Supreme Court
23. Jurisdiction
a) Specific area of authority
b) Not admitting or allowing other things or people into a group
c) An urgent request
d) Heated argument or disagreement
e) An official way of doing something; a specific way of doing things
24. Appeal
a) Specific area of authority
b) Not admitting or allowing other things or people into a group
c) An urgent request
d) Heated argument or disagreement
e) to limit
25. Procedural
a) Specific area of authority
b) Not admitting or allowing other things or people into a group
c) An urgent request
d) Heated argument or disagreement
e) An official way of doing something; a specific way of doing things
26. Exclusive
a) Specific area of authority
b) Not admitting or allowing other things or people into a group
c) An urgent request
d) Heated argument or disagreement
e) to limit
27. Contention
a) Specific area of authority
b) Not admitting or allowing other things or people into a group
c) An urgent request
d) Heated argument or disagreement
e) An official way of doing something; a specific way of doing things
28. Restricted
a) Specific area of authority
b) Not admitting or allowing other things or people into a group
c) An urgent request
d) Heated argument or disagreement
e) to limit
