Police + Rule of Law
The Supreme Court has not yet decided on warrants on what piece of technology?
cell phones
Supreme Court justices are appointed for ______.
life
Due process at the federal level is addressed by the ______ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
5th
Each state has a separate court system is typically comprised of ______ levels.
three
During a trial, I sit with my lawyer and hope the judge or jury will decide I did not commit a crime. I probably won’t tell my side of the story, because the Constitution says I don’t have to testify against myself.
Criminal Defendant
The ______ rule states that evidence that was obtained illegally cannot be used in trial.
exclusionary
Problem-solving courts are also called ______ courts.
specialized
In the United States, the dual court system means that ______.
the federal government has a court system distinct from the states
______ is a type of alternative dispute resolution that ends in a binding agreement.
Arbitration
Before a trial, I meet with lawyers and tell them what I heard or saw, to help them prepare their cases.
Witness
In ______, the Supreme Court ruled that police can stop and frisk an individual based upon reasonable suspicion.
Terry v. Ohio
A case may be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court by filing a writ of ______.
certiorari
When U.S. Supreme Court cases are heard by the full court, the court is sitting ______.
en banc
The rule of four determines the cases that the ______ will hear.
U.S. Supreme Court
When I’m not in the courtroom, I am busy editing transcripts I typed during other court proceedings like hearings or trials.
Court Reporter
In United States v. Leon, the Court set out the ______ exception, which holds that if an officer obtained a search warrant without realizing the reasons for the search were weak or that probable cause did not exist, the evidence can still be submitted.
good faith
A formal accusation that an individual has committed a criminal act, typically presented by a grand jury, is called a(n) ______.
indictment
A federal appeal is also known as a(n) ______ appeal.
direct
The doctrine of judicial ______ allows higher courts to reexamine the decisions of the lower courts.
review
When I’m not in the courtroom, I finish up the official notes I took in the courtroom. I also mark all the evidence the lawyers want to use during the trial and give each piece of evidence a number.
Court Clerk
The ______ ruling confirmed the right to an attorney.
Escobedo v. Illinois
One of the duties of the judge in the courtroom is to ______.
sentence the offender
______ is an informal proceeding with a neutral third party that encourages parties to settle disputes, but the parties may or may not come to a solution.
Mediation
The majority of cases are processed in ______ courts.
limited jurisdiction
Before a trial, I give my lawyer as much information as I can to help them provide that my rights were violated.
Plaintiff