Which
Dissenting
In jail you serve up to ____ in jail (time)
Year
How long is the term of a federal judge or Supreme Court justice?
Life
What is the name of the opinion of most justices called?
Majority
What does a unanimous vote mean?
All justices agree
What case established Judicial Review?
Madison v Marbury
What case established that police officer must read the rights of the arrested to them?
Miranda v Arizona
How much time do you serve in prison?
More than a year
Justices are appointed by _____ and confirmed by ____
President; Senate
What is the main difference in a felony and misdemeanor?
misdemeanors are less serious crimes, while felonies are more serious crimes
The three parts of the criminal justice system include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Corrections
B. Courts
C. Congress
D. Police
C. Congress
What is the last step in the legal process?
Sentencing
Why is the US court system considered to be a dual system?
It has both state and federal courts
Which court has both original and appellate jurisdiction?
Supreme Court
What is the purpose of a grand jury?
to determine whether there is enough evidence to formally charge the defendant
What type of jurisdiction do Courts of Appeals have?
You are on trial for murder and are found not guilty. However, DNA evidence later surfaces that clearly shows you were the one who committed the crime. Can you be tried again for that murder? (14a-3)
Explain why or why not?
No, the 5th amendment states that a person cannot be brought back to court due to protection from double jeopardy
Why is Marbury v Madison's judicial review concept important today?
it allows the Supreme Court to limit the power of the other two branches by declaring laws or actions as unconstitutional
Which of the following was specifically created by the Constitution? (13b-2)
A. The Supreme Court only
B. The Supreme Court and the Constitutional Courts C. The Supreme Court and the Special Courts
D. The Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeal
A. The Supreme Court only
In which of the following cases would a state court have jurisdiction rather than a federal court? (13b-3)
A. a case involving the ambassador of a foreign government
B. a case involving a disagreement between two states
C. a case involving the robbery of a grocery store
D. a case involving a crime committed on a US ship at sea
C. a case involving the robbery of a grocery store
The police come to your house looking for a fugitive, present a false warrant, and begin looking through your dresser drawers. One of the officers discovers drugs in the dresser draw and you are arrested. Which amendment was violated and which Supreme Court case protects you? (14a-3)
A. 4th; Mapp v Ohio
B. 5th; Miranda v Arizona
C. 6th; Gideon v Wainwright
D. 8th; Gregg v Georgia
A. 4th; Mapp v Ohio
Which judicial philosophy is expressed by the Speaker?
Speaker: "Judges should leave policymaking to the Congress and avoid overturning laws."
Judicial Restraint
Which of the following is the correct order of the criminal process?
A. investigation, bail, indictment, verdict
B. indictment, arraignment, bail, trial
C. arraignment, plea bargain, sentencing, arrest
D. appeal, investigation, plea bargain, arraignment
B
Which judicial philosophy is expressed by the Speaker?
Speaker: "Judges have the ability to use their authority to address major issues."
Judicial Activism
"When two [people] come into [the Supreme] Court, one may say: "An act of Congress means this." The other may say it means the opposite. We [the Court] then say it means one of the two or something else in between."
-- Earl Warren, chief justice of the Supreme Court the function of the Supreme Court that Chief Justice Warren described in the quote above is called what?
Judicial Review