Court Processing-

Question 1 - Which of the following is not an essential element of therapeutic jurisprudence?

	immediate intervention
	hands-on judicial involvement
	treatment programs
	adversarial adjudication

Question 2 - A typical court system includes how many layers?

	Two
	Three
	Four
	Five

Question 3 - Which of the following is not a common name for a trial court of general jurisdiction?

	magistrate's court
	district court
	superior court
	circuit court

Question 4 - Litigants in state courts are most often

	large and small businesses.
	individuals and small businesses.
	large businesses and governmental bodies.
	individuals and governmental bodies.

Question 5 - The highest court in a state is called the court of last

	appeal.
	chance.
	resort.
	consequence.

Question 6 - A person cited for a misdemeanor would most likely appear before

	a court of limited jurisdiction.
	a court of general jurisdiction.
	a circuit court.
	a court of common pleas.

Question 7 - In states without intermediate appellate courts, state supreme courts

	have complete discretion over the cases placed on their dockets.
	have no power to choose which cases will be placed on their dockets.
	hear only civil cases.
	hear only criminal cases.

Question 8 - Lower courts handle what stages of felony cases?

	the final stages
	the intermediate stages
	the appeal stages
	the preliminary stages

Question 9 - Justice of the peace courts and municipal courts are similar in which of the following ways?

	both have large caseloads
	both have small caseloads
	both have urban taxes bases
	both are lower courts

Question 10 - Which of the following is consistent with court unification?

	Judges may be temporarily assigned to other courts in other places throughout the state to alleviate backlogs and reduce delay.
	A centralized state office supervises the work of judicial and non-judicial personnel.
	Decisions about the allocation of funds are made at the state and not the local level.
	All of the above.

Question 11 - Lower courts are confronted with which of the following problems?

	inadequate financing
	adequate facilities
	strict court procedures
	balanced caseloads

Question 12 - In Ewing v. California (2002), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the State of California's Three Strikes Law on what grounds?

	The punishment was not disproportionate to the crime committed.
	The punishment did not violate the Eight Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.
	Offenders who repeatedly engage in serious or violent crime may be isolated from the rest of society.
	All of these are correct.

Question 13 - Domestic violence courts generally do which of the following?

	These courts coordinate with community partners that provide services for victims of domestic abuse.
	These courts stress the importance of adversarial adjudication, which is necessary in any court.
	Different judges handle criminal, family-related, and divorce cases that involve the same defendant.
	Defendants who participate in these courts are less likely to be rearrested.

Question 14 - Which of the following statements is true about trial courts of limited jurisdiction?

	All states have at least one trial court of limited jurisdiction.
	Some states do not have any trial courts of limited jurisdiction.
	Circuit courts are considered trial courts of limited jurisdiction.
	These courts focus on felony case processing.

Question 15 - Which of the following states does not have any trial courts of limited jurisdiction?

	California
	New York
	Texas
	Ohio

Question 16 - The major trial courts decide felony cases and civil cases including

	domestic relations
	drug cases
	voyeurism
	kidnapping

Question 17 - Intermediate courts of appeals typically use _____________ panels for deciding cases.

	rotating three-judge
	rotating five-judge
	nine-judge
	single-judge

Question 18 - Intermediate courts of appeals do which of the following?

	These courts carefully review evidence presented at a trial.
	These courts determine whether technical violations of the law were committed at trial and release affected defendants.
	These courts review trial proceedings to make sure the law was followed and that the defendant received a fair trial.
	All of the above.

Question 19 - Which of the following is not true of the highest state courts?

	All of these answers are true.
	All the judges on the court participate in rendering a decision about a particular case.
	All state supreme courts have a limited amount of original jurisdiction.
	Some states have more than one court of last resort.

Question 20 - Which of the following is consistent with court unification?

	centralized jury selection
	integration of federal and state judicial systems
	localized budgeting
	statewide financing

Question 21 - A _____________ court system has a coherent hierarchy with authority concentrated in the state capital.

	structured
	systematic
	complex
	unified

Question 22 - A key component of court unification includes which of the following?

	a complex court structure
	decentralized administration
	local financing
	none of the above

Question 23 - _____________ courts are a prime example of courts based on the concept of therapeutic jurisprudence.

	Drug
	domestic violence
	mental health
	drug, domestic violence, and mental health

Question 24 - Which of the following statements is true about drug courts?

	The first drug court was in New York City.
	These courts assume that treatment will reduce the likelihood that convicted drug offenders will reoffend.
	Judges who oversee these courts take a "hands-off" approach to offender monitoring.
	These courts emphasize the speedy administration of punishment.

Question 25 - Sophisticated evaluations of drug courts have generated some interesting findings. Which of the following correctly summarizes the findings from recent examinations of drug courts?

	Offenders who participate in drug courts are less likely to be rearrested and are more likely to hold a job.
	Almost everyone who is eligible to participate decides to do so.
	The drug court model is also effective when applied to drunk drivers.
	The impact of drug courts is very similar from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

Question 26 - To be eligible for drug treatment by drug courts, defendants

	must have no prior felony convictions.
	must have no prior misdemeanor or felony convictions.
	may be charged with drug possession or drug sale.
	must request drug treatment, but are not required to admit that they have a drug problem.

Question 27 - Which of the following statements correctly summarizes research findings about the effectiveness of domestic violence courts?

	Rates of rearrest increase among defendants adjudicated in these courts.
	Rates of conviction are higher in these courts.
	Victims and their families do not receive more services.
	Victims and defendants are more satisfied with the court process.

Question 28 - In states without intermediate appellate courts, state courts of last resort

	must hear all criminal appeals.
	have discretion to hear only the cases they decide are the most important.
	hear only the most notorious cases.
	None of these answers is correct.

Question 29 - Which of the following represents a clear disadvantage of localized control of justice?

	Local courts are closely linked to the people they serve.
	The application of "state" law often has a local flavor.
	The officials who staff these courts are recruited from the local community they serve and thus reflect the sentiments of that community.
	Local control has been an incubator of corruption and injustice..

Question 30 - What court system provides a safety valve for checking the most flagrant abuses of local justice?

	dual
	appellate
	unified
	problem-solving