CJ 100 UA True or False Quiz 5

Federal judges are appointed by governors.

False, federal judges are appointed by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, p.378

The judge's exclusive role is to sentence the defendant.

False, judges have 3 major roles the adjudicator, negotiator, and administrator, p. 373-375

Most criminal cases are prosecuted by the state attorney general.

False, most cases are prosecuted by district courts p. 403

The police, courts and correctional institutions operate in such a way that their individual goals and needs do not affect each other.

False, p. 102

In the federal system, the intermediate appellate courts are referred to as district courts.

False, p. 368, circuit courts of appeals

There are no trial courts in the federal court system.

False, p. 368, district courts

At the state level, a felony case is initially disposed of by the state supreme court.

False, p. 368, trial courts of general jurisdiction

Felony cases involving jury trials are heard in state supreme courts.

False, p. 368, trial courts of general jurisdiction

Most criminal cases are processed in federal trial courts.

False, p. 368, trial courts of limited jurisdiction

United States Supreme Court Justices appoint officials responsible for prosecuting cases involving violation of federal criminal laws.

False, p. 403

The United Sates has a centralized court system.

False, pp. 108, 367-369; dual court system

The appointment of judges to office removes the politics out of selecting judges.

False, pp. 380-381, merit selection

The chief legal officer of the state is the governor.

False, the state's chief legal officer is the attorney general, p. 403

The defense attorney's primary role is to make sure his or her client pleads guilty so that the criminal courts can dispose of cases as quickly and efficiently as possible.

False, their primary role is to defend their client, but that is not how to seems to a lot of the general public as they have to take on a large case load at one time. pp. 423-425

Prosecutors are careful not to make mistakes because they face severe punishment from the state if they convict innocent people.

False, they do not face harsh punishment, p. 407

An appellate court has the constitutional right to re-try criminal cases.

False, they do not try criminal cases but hear appeals of decisions of lower courts, p. 368

A court must be authorized to hear a certain type of cases.

True, p. 367, jurisdiction

In state court systems, courts of last resort are referred to as supreme courts.

True, p. 368

Corrections involve more than just prisons and jails.

True, p. 525

The state may assume the role of the parent for a juvenile who has been neglected by his or her legal guardians.

True, p. 699, doctrine of parens patriae