Issues in Law Ch. 4

the original supreme court was composed of how many justices?

6

the largest court of appeals circit is the

9th

this kind of defense system allows for the lowest-bidding offive to represent indigent defendants

contract system

state courts of limited jurisdiction deal with

crucial early stages of criminal cases

the main purpose of the preliminart hearing is to

determine if there is probable cause

in closing arguments, the prosecution goes

last, since it has the burden of proof

federal district court judges are appointed for

life

Appellate jurisdiction is the

power of the court to review the decision of a lower court

which of the following is the state of the jurt selection process when potential jurors are summoned?

venire

the duties of the judicial branch are located in which article of the constitution?

Article III

fed court system is composed of 3 tiers

district, court of appeals, supreme court

peremptory challenges

do not require that a reason be given for dismissing a juror

possible pleas a criminal defendant can enter include

guilty, not guilty, no contest

an example of an indirect appeal is

habeas corpus

the rule of four refers to

how many justices must vote to hear a case in the supreme court

in recent years, congress has ______ the number of federal crimes

increased

a writ of certiorari

is an order to lower court to send the record of a case up to the supreme court

an information

is filed by the prosecutor

federal magistrates perform which of the following duties?

issue warrants

all of the following are key court actors discussed in the book except

jury

types of hierarchical jurisdiction include

original and appellate jurisdiction

Courts provide several functions including

settling disputes, making public policy decisions, and clarifying the law

a courts jurisdiction is conferred by

statutory or constitutional law

the supreme court has original jurisdiction over all of the following expet

suits involving diversity of citizenship

fed district courts have jurisdiction over all issues except

suits involving state law

subject matter jurisdiction involves

the authority conferred on a court to hear a particular type of case

a primary purpose of arraignment is for

the defendant to a make a plea

what is the rationale behind requiring a grand jury?

to act as a check on a overzealous prosecutor

the process of questioning prospective jury members is referred to as

voir dire