Chapter 3 FEDERAL COURTS

Chapter 3 FEDERAL COURTS

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

a.	district and superior courts.	c.	criminal and civil courts.
b.	trial and appellate courts.	d.	state and federal courts.

ANS: D REF: 57 OBJ: 1

a.	The function of an appellate court is to carefully review the facts that were presented at a defendant’s criminal trial.
b.	Appellate court decisions are always made by a group of judges; decisions are never made by a single judge.
c.	Appellate courts, like trial courts, may hear testimony from witnesses, conduct trials, or use juries.
d.	Appellate court decisions must be unanimous.

ANS: B REF: 61 OBJ: 2

Original and appellate jurisdiction fall under what classification of jurisdiction?

a.	geographical jurisdiction	c.	hierarchical jurisdiction
b.	subject matter jurisdiction	d.	general jurisdiction

ANS: C REF: 60-61 OBJ: 2

a.	Legislative Court	c.	Court of Appeals
b.	District Court	d.	Supreme Court

ANS: D REF: 61 OBJ: 1

The political dynamics surrounding the role of the federal government in the criminal justice system is based on the imbalance between federal official’s need to be seen as doing something about the crime problem and:
their limited jurisdiction to do anything.
lack of support from states to partner in addressing crime rates.
fear of increased litigation arising from jurisdictional issues.
double jeopardy issues related to parallel state and federal and federal prosecutions.

ANS: A REF: 84-85 OBJ: 8

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