Types of Courts
What happens when the Court of Appeal decides that the district court case was fair?
The district courts opinion would stay the same
What does it mean when a Supreme Court justice issues a dissenting opinion?
The justice disagrees with the majority opinion
What is it called when a person agrees to plead guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence?
plea deal OR plea bargain
How does procedural due process limit the government's police power?
Requires the government to follow certain procedures before punishing a person
How long do supreme court justices serve?
Life
Arguments that do not involve a law being broken but end up in court are called ?
Civil cases
What is the purpose of a grand jury?
To determine if there is enough probable cause to review a case
Two women get into a shoving match over a new item One lady shoves the other one and is arrested but has never been in trouble before. The judge sentences her to probation and community service
Misdemeanor
Can you be tried a 2nd time for the same offense of murder if you were previously found not guilty the first time? What amendment gives the reasoning for this decision?
No, the 5th Amendment
A judge who supports the idea of judicial restraint might believe which of the following?
Someone in Cedartown robs the local Kroger, what court would have jurisdiction?
State
Justice Clarence Thomas votes with a majority of Supreme Court justices on a particular case, even though his reasoning differs from the others. He may choose to express his reasons in a(n).
Concurring opinion
What does capital punishment mean?
The convicted person is executed (death penalty)
Let's say you get caught vandalizing school property. What type of court would have jurisdiction?
Juvenile
What is the ONLY requirement stated in the Constitution in terms of federal justices?
Nominated by the president, approved by the senate
What type of jurisdiction does the court of appeals have?
Appellate jurisdiction
The courts authority to hear and decide cases is called what?
Jurisdiction
This verdict can be described as a crime that is punishable by more than 1 year of jail time
Felony
What are the steps of a CRIMINAL TRIAL in proper order
Investigation and arrest, indictment hearing, arraignment, trial, sentencing
Why is Marbury v Madison’s judicial review concept important today?
It set the precedent for judicial review
What type of jurisdiction does the Supreme Court have?
BOTH original and appellate court jurisdiction
This term is the word given to the opinion that most of the Supreme Court Justices share
Majority opinion
This verdict can be described as a crime that is punishable by less than 1 year in prison
Misdemeanor
Which of the following shows the correct order of a case that comes before the Supreme Court?
arguments presented, brief filed, opinions
Corrections, Congress, Courts, Cops... Which one of these terms do not belong in the Judicial Branch?
Congress