Crim 1030- chapter 3
Which of the following states does not have any trial courts of limited jurisdiction?
California
What court system provides a safety valve for checking the most flagrant abuses of local justice?
Dual
There are five layers in a typical state court system.
False
What is another name for a trial court of limited jurisdiction?
Inferior court
The state court systems are most often structured in what way?
Locally
Which of the following occurs with the imposition of tougher laws?
all of these occur with the imposition of tougher laws
What is the principal objective of a unified court system?
centralized management
Which of the following courts embody the concept of therapeutic jurisprudence?
drug, domestic violence, and mental health courts
What type of cases do major trial courts decide?
felonies
What courts were created as a response to a significant growth in appellate cases that threatened to overwhelm the state supreme court?
intermediate courts of appeals
What judges typically authorize search warrants?
lower court judges
What is the name of courts that use therapeutic jurisprudence?
problem-solving courts
Which of the following is consistent with court unification?
statewide financing
Which of the following is not a problem confronting lower courts?
strict court procedures
What kind of court system has a coherent hierarchy with authority concentrated in the state capital?
unified
Which of the following is not true of the highest state courts?
All of these answers are true.
Which of the following represents a clear disadvantage of localized control of justice?
Local control has been an incubator of corruption and injustice.
What is a form of settling disputes, such as unruly children annoying neighbors, through less adversarial means than the traditional court system designed to deal with issues?
alternative dispute resolution
What is the emphasis in domestic violence courts?
integration
What are courts collectively called in most rural areas?
justice of the peace courts
What are the urban counterparts of the justice of the peace courts?
municipal courts
To be eligible for drug treatment by drug courts, defendants
must have no prior felony convictions
What event following the Civil War produced fundamental changes in the structure of the American Judiciary?
rapid industrialization
What type of panels are typically used by intermediate courts of appeals?
rotating three-judge
What courts are at the first level of state courts?
trial courts of limited jurisdiction
