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What do the police need to have before they arrest you?
a) they can arrest just because they want to
b) probable cause before you can be arrested
c) you need to be arraigned
d) a hunch you might have done something
What can persons convicted of crimes do if they feel errors were made in conducting their trials?
a) ask for Double Jeopardy
b) sue the jury
c) appeal the verdict to a higher court
d) appeal verdict to the governor
Bail is money used to —
a) hire a lawyer
b) pay for protection
c) pay an expert witness
d) release a defendant from jail
What is a criminal case?
a) Disagreement between two parties
b) Where someone is accused of breaking the law
c) Where someone is accused of breaking a contract
d) Where someone is released from jail
In a criminal case, a jury determines —
a) how much money one person needs to pay another person
b) whether someone is guilty of breaking the law
c) the best way to settle a disagreement between two people
d) whether a person's plea deal can be accepted
In what part of a criminal case will a defendant be formally charged and enter a plea?
a) Preliminary Hearing
b) Indictment
c) Trial
d) Arraignment
When police have a good reason to believe a suspect has been involved in a crime, they have —
a) warrants for crimes
b) criminal cause
c) criminal cases
d) probable cause
What type of jurisdiction does the United States Supreme Court have?
a) Appellate
b) Limited appellate; mostly original
c) Original
d) Limited original; mostly appellate
The major purpose of the U.S Supreme Court is to—
a) hear cases involving misdemeanors
b) conduct special jury trials
c) hear cases involving foreigners
d) serve as the court of final appeal
What does judicial review allow the courts to do?
a) Review laws and acts to see if they agree with the Constitution
b) Create new laws
c) Change laws of the Constitution
d) Release criminals from jail
In which court case did the United States Supreme Court establish the power of judicial review?
a) Dred Scott v. Sandford
b) Brown v. Board of Education
c) Marbury v. Madison
d) Plessy v. Ferguson
Which United States court only hears cases appealed from a lower court?
a) District Court
b) Military Court
c) Court of Appeals
d) Supreme Court
What term means the authority of a court to be the first to hear a case?
a) Appellate jurisdiction
b) Original jurisdiction
c) Open jurisdiction
d) First jurisdiction
Who decides cases in the United States District Court?
a) Jury no judge
b) Judge and jury
c) Magistrates Judge
d) no jury
What type of jurisdiction does the United States Court of Appeals have?
a) Original
b) Limited original; mostly appellate
c) Limited Appellate; mostly original
d) Appellate
Who is a defendant?
a) Person accused of a crime
b) Person prosecuting a crime
c) Judge in the case
d) Person who made the complaint
All of the following are steps in a criminal case EXCEPT —
a) discovery
b) arrest
c) arraignment
d) trial
What is a civil case?
a) When someone is caught speeding
b) Disagreement between two parties
c) When someone breaks the law
d) When someone goes to the Supreme
The person filing a lawsuit in a civil case is the —
a) defendant
b) prosecutor
c) accused
d) plaintiff
The main difference between a criminal and civil court case is:
a) Criminal court cases determine if the accused has committed a crime. Civil court cases settle a dispute between two or more p
b) Criminal court cases deal with both federal and state law. Civil court cases deal only with state laws.
c) Criminal court cases can be appealed to a higher court. Civil court cases cannot be appealed to a higher court.
d) A judge and jury must hear criminal court cases. Civil court cases can be heard by a judge or a jury.
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