Chapter 4 Worksheet

Intermediate courts of appeals do which of the following

These courts review trial proceedings to make sure the law was followed and that the defendant received a fair trial

Which of the following is not true of the highest state courts?

all of these answers are correct

What is a form of settling disputed, such as unruly children annoying neighbors, through less adversarial means than the traditional court system designed to deal with issues?

alternative dispute resolution

​Courts of therapeutic jurisdiction do not include which of the following?

courts of last resort

The major trial courts decide _____ case and civil cases including domestic relations, estate, personal injury, and contract cases.​

criminal

What court system provides a safety valve for checking the most flagrant abuses of local justice?

dual

A decision made by a state's intermediate appellate court is appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court for most cases.

false

A justice of the peace court provides an example of a trial court of general jurisdiction

false

In states without intermediate appellate courts the supreme courts has discretion regarding the cases it hears.​

false

​There are five layers in a typical state court system.

false

For one to be able to appeal a decision made by a state court of last resort to the U.S. Supreme Court the case must involve an important question of ____ law.

federal

​What type of cases do major trial courts decide?

felonies

How many layers exist in a typical court system?​

four

Trial courts of ____ jurisdiction are commonly referred to as major trial courts

general

In states without intermediate appellate courts, state supreme courts​

have no power to choose which cases will be placed on their dockets

Litigants in state courts are most often​

individuals and small businesses

​What is another name for a trial court of limited jurisdiction?

inferior courts

What is the emphasis in domestic violence courts?

integration

A court system includes lower courts, major trial courts, _____ appellate courts, and a court of last resort.​

intermediate

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

How the courts are organized and administered has a profound effect on the way cases are processed and on the type of _____ that results.

justice

What are courts collectively called in most rural areas?

justice of the peace courts

The court that the average citizen is most likely to come in contact with is a court of _____ jurisdiction, such as a traffic court.​

limited

Trial courts of _____ jurisdiction are sometimes referred to as inferior courts or lower courts.

limited

The state court systems are most often structured in what way?​

locally

What judges typically authorize search warrants?​

lower court judges

Misdemeanors are handled by which courts?

lower courts

Both justice of the peace courts and ____ courts are considered lower courts

municipal

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

In states without intermediate appellate courts, state courts of last resort

must hear all criminal appeals

The ____ of courts in the United States impacts the processing of cases in several ways.

organization

What is the name of courts that use therapeutic jurisprudence?

problem-solving courts

What type of panels are typically used by intermediate courts of appeals?

rotating three- judge

In states without intermediate appellate courts, state courts of last resort _____ hear all criminal appeals.​

select only a few cases to

Which of the following is NOT one of the most common names for trial courts of general jurisdiction?

supreme court

Lower courts handle what stages of felony cases?

the preliminary stages

What courts are at the first level of state courts?

trial courts of limited jurisdiction

Citizens are more likely to have contact with a trial court of limited jurisdiction than with any other type of court.

true

In most states with the death penalty, if the judge imposes the death penalty, then the case is automatically appealed to the state's highest court, thus bypassing the intermediate courts of appeals.

true

Intermediate courts of appeals must hear all properly files appeals.

true

Some states have two courts of last resort—one for civil appeals and another for criminal appeals.​

true

​Most criminal cases do not go to trial.

true

​The major trial courts decided felony cases.

true

A person cited for a misdemeanor would most likely appear before​

a court of limited jurisdiction