Chapter 1: Court Systems and Jurisdiction

Multiple Choice Questions 1) What courts does the federal court system include? A) The U.S. district courts, B) The U.S. Supreme Court C) The U.S. courts of appeals D) All of the above ANSWER: 2) What term describes cases pertaining to the sea? A) Admiralty B) Maritime C) All of the above D) None of the above ANSWER: 3) What term describes decisions made by appellate courts? A) Common law B) English common law C) American law D) Judicial law ANSWER: 4) What is the name of the systematic collection of laws by the federal government? A) The United States Laws Consolidation B) The United States Legal Documents Collection C) The United States Code D) The United States Legal Codification ANSWER: 5) What part of the government creates administrative codes? A) State legislature B) Congress C) Administrative agencies D) Local government ANSWER: 6) How is the number of the U.S. Supreme Court justices determined? A) By the U.S. Constitution B) By Congress C) By the Judiciary Act of 1789 D) By the U.S. President ANSWER: 7) When does the U.S. Supreme Court take a case on appeal? A) A case involves federal law B) A case involves issues of national significance C) Four out of the nine justices believe the case is important enough to be heard D) All of the above

ANSWER: 8) What is the significance of the abbreviation "cert. den." written on the court record? A) The case will be reviewed by the group of three judges of an appellate court B) The case can be resubmitted to the U.S. Supreme Court for review C) The case may be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court if four justices out of nine agree to hear it D) The decision of a lower appellate court must be followed ANSWER: 9) What courts does a state court system include? A) Trial courts B) Intermediate appellate courts C) Supreme courts D) All of the above ANSWER: 10) After a state trial court's decision, what action can parties, to that case take? A) Appeal the decision to a state appellate court B) Ask the trial court to retry the case C) Appeal the decision to a state supreme court D) Appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court ANSWER: 11) What are functions of state supreme courts? A) To review decisions of appellate courts B) To regulate the practice of law C) To oversee the administration of the justice system in their states D) All of the above ANSWER: 12) What does a three-judge panel of an appellate court determine for a particular case? A) The case's eligibility to go to an appellate court of another state B) The case's eligibility to go to the state's supreme court C) The case's eligibility to go to the U.S. Supreme Court D) The case's eligibility to go to another state supreme court ANSWER: 13) How is a state court of last resort called? A) State supreme court B) State superior court C) State court of common pleas D) State appellate court ANSWER: 14) If a court without jurisdiction makes a decision in a particular case, what are grounds for appeal for the party that lost this case?

A) The decision is irrelevant because of lack of jurisdiction B) The decision is void because of lack of jurisdiction C) The decision is void because of lack of competency D) The decision is incompetent because of lack of jurisdiction ANSWER: 15) What does original jurisdiction of a court mean? A) A legal issue occurred in the state where a court sits B) Parties to the case reside in the state where a court sits C) A court has the power to hear the case originally D) Parties to the case do business in the state where a court sits ANSWER: 16) What is appellate jurisdiction? A) Power of a court to hear the case when it first goes to court B) Power of a higher court to retry cases that have been already tried by lower courts C) Power of a court to grant certiorari D) None of the above ANSWER: 17) What is concurrent jurisdiction? A) Several courts have the power to hear a particular case B) Courts in the same state have the power to hear a particular case C) All of the above D) None of the above ANSWER: 18) What legal term describes a lawsuit directed against property rather than against a particular person? A) Quasi in rem action B) In personam action C) In rem action D) Transitory action ANSWER: 19) What is a characteristic of an in rem action? A) A lawsuit is directed against property B) The property must be located in the state where the court sits C) A notice must be given to people who may have an interest in the proceeding D) All of the above ANSWER: 20) What type of jurisdiction allows a court to hear a quasi in rem action?

A) A court has jurisdiction over the person but not over the property B) A court has jurisdiction over the property but not over the person C) A court has jurisdiction over the plaintiff but not over the defendant D) A court has jurisdiction over the person and the property ANSWER: 21) How does a court obtain personal jurisdiction over the defendant? A) The defendant lives in the jurisdiction B) The defendant engages in legally significant behaviors in the jurisdiction C) The defendant has a business in the jurisdiction D) All of the above ANSWER: 22) What is a proper venue? A) Geographical location where a court sits B) Convenient location for a trial C) Place where the defendant's property is located D) Any geographic location where the case can be tried ANSWER: 23) What is a change of venue? A) The dismissal of a case because of lack of jurisdiction B) The appeal filed in a higher court C) The removal of a suit begun in one district to another district D) The change of the place where a court sits ANSWER: 24) What are possible reasons for the defendant's motion for a change of venue? A) Negative media coverage B) Pretrial publicity C) Partial jury D) All of the above ANSWER: 25) What is a form of alternative dispute resolution? A) Conciliation B) Trial C) Appeal D) Litigation C) To reach a compromise by bargaining D) All of the above

Chapter 2: Criminal Trial Procedure - 2.1 Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1. Only write the correct numerical number by each alphabet. A) Defendant pleads guilty to a lesser offense in exchange for a lighter sentence Answer: B) Plea of admission to having committed the crime Answer: C) Trial divided into two parts, providing separate evidence presentations and fact-findings for different issues in the same lawsuit Answer: D) Given formally and not actually served sentences that are tied to certain conditions Answer: E) Right to a court-appointed attorney if the defendant cannot afford one Answer: F) Real doubt based on reason and common sense Answer: G) To proceed against a person criminally Answer: H) Power of a government official to disregard the punishment without the exoneration of guilt Answer: I) Group of people listening to evidence presented by the prosecutor and deciding whether or not the evidence is sufficient to charge a suspect with the commission of a crime Answer: J) Informing arrested suspects about their constitutional rights Answer: K) Cannot be received Answer: L) Reasonable belief based on facts that a crime has been committed Answer: M) Money or property left with the court to guarantee that the suspect will return to stand trial Answer: 1) Suspended sentences 2) Grand jury 3) Reasonable doubt 4) Prosecute 5) Bifurcated trial 6) Probable cause 7) Plea bargain 8) Inadmissible 9) Gideon v. Wainwright 10) Guilty 11) The Miranda warning 12) Pardon 13) Bail

2.2 True/False Questions 1) A prosecution is a criminal action. Answer: 2) A prosecution begins with the issuance of a writ of certiorari. Answer: 3) To arrest a suspect without an arrest warrant, a law enforcement officer needs probable cause. Answer: 4) According to the Miranda warning, lawyers will be provided without cost for all defendants. Answer: 5) Any statement made by a suspect in the presence of law enforcement officers can be used as evidence in court. Answer: 6) Arrested suspects may be informed at any time about their constitutional rights. Answer: 7) A preliminary hearing is also known as a probable cause hearing. Answer: 8) The purpose of a preliminary hearing is to determine whether a suspect has committed a crime. Answer: 9) An information is a formal written charge of crime made by a grand jury. Answer: 10) In the federal system, a grand jury is a jury consisting of between 16 and 23 persons. Answer: 11) The defendant's plea of "nolo contendere" means the admission of the charges. Answer 12) After a plea bargaining, a date is set for a trial.

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