Chapter 7 - Part I
The process by which a legal system acquires its cases.
What is legal mobilization?
This type of litigation involves multiple plaintiffs and defendants and is future-oriented?
What is policy litigation?
The last step of criminal procedure is when the defendant is informed of the pending charges and is required to enter a plea.
What is arraignment?
This is the first time a criminal case is reviewed by someone other than a law enforcement official.
What is a preliminary hearing?
In professional sports, the term G.O.A.T. stands for.
What is the Greatest Of All Time?
This is when the parties agree ahead of time to be bound by the decision.
What is arbitration?
Interest groups file these to make their views known to the court.
What are amicus curiae ("friend of the court") briefs?
Most defendants are charged with these type of offenses.
What are nonviolent offenses?
This has two primary functions: determine whether there is probable cause and to protect the public from overzealous prosecutors.
What is a grand jury?
This movie broke the record for most nominations at the Oscars last night.
What is Sinners?
DAILY DOUBLE!! Of the 90 million cases filed every year, 60% are?
What are traffic-related, misdemeanors, or small-claims?
This type of lawsuit brought on behalf of all people similarly situated?
What is a class action lawsuit?
This is the defendant's first encounter with the courts and judicial process.
What is the initial appearance?
These are 3 Type I offenses.
What are homicide, rape, arson, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, auto theft, and larceny over $50?
This popular phenomenon skyrocketed Pop Mart's sales off the charts in 2025.
What are Labubus?
This type of adjudication involves four key elements.
What is procedural adjudication?
Juvenile courts is a prime example of this type of adjudication.
What is diagnostic adjudication?
This is the guarantee that in return for being released from jail, the accused will return to court as needed.
What is bail?
These are the 3 major types of charging documents.
What are complaint, information, and indictment?
At Comicon, the Marvel Cinematic Universe announced their new villain to replace Kang the Conqueror.
Who is Dr. Doom?
This type of adjudication seeks to rapidly establish facts and expeditiously apply the law.
What is decisional adjudication?
These 5 resources are important to interest groups in the courts.
What are money, support, longevity, expertise, and publicity?
This amendment requires the defendant to be given information about the charges against them.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
DAILY DOUBLE!! These are the 3 distinct exclusionary rules.
What are identification of suspects, confessions, and searches?
Observers jokingly note that this particular release showed promises of "world peace" during the summer of 2016.
What is Pokémon GO?