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- If a case is affirmed, it:means the case cannot be appealed to a higher courtis sent back to the court that heard the case means the decision of a lower court was accepted by the appellate courtwill result in a new trial for the defendant
- The writ of habeas corpus protects:students who want to see their filesthe right of association and petition persons in confinementcriminal defendants whose trial is delayedcivil defendants whose case is delayed
- Which stage of the process is intended to eliminate surprises in civil cases?servicepleadingsanswer discoverycomplaint
- Efforts to improve the efficiency of appellate courts have included all of the following, EXCEPT:eliminating oral argumentissuing summary affirmationsissuing unpublished opinions eliminating dissenting opinions
- The unique position of the solicitor general stems from his/her involvement in which branch of government?executivejudiciallegislativeb and c a and b
- Compared to case filings in trial courts, filings in appellate courts have:increased at the same rate increased at a much faster rateactually declinedthere is no pattern.
- When the Supreme Court issues a "collective" unsigned opinion in a case, its brief decision is referred to as:amicus curiae opinion per curium opinionobiter dictum opinionin forma pauperis opinionmandamus opinion
- Of the many appeals which it receives each year, the Supreme Court typically accepts for review:less than 100between 100-150between 150-200over 200
- The name given to a petition to the Supreme Court by an indigent is termed:in forma pauperisassigned counselunpaid casein forma curiumamicus curiae
- The person who brings a civil suit is called:plaintiffdefendantappellantrespondentappellee
- Protecting a person from being prosecuted a second time after he or she has been found innocent is termed:double jeopardyex post factoright to one appealexclusionary rulefourth amendment right
- If the Supreme Court decides to review a case, they issue:a writ of certioraria writ of habeas corpusa bill of attaindera writ of jurisdictionnone of the above
- The most common route by which cases come to the U.S. Supreme Court is by:amicus curiae certiorariappealcertification
- Which statement best describes the similarities and differences between civil procedure and criminal procedure?criminal procedure is more extensive than civil procedurecivil procedure has a significant constitutional basis civil procedure is more extensive than criminal procedurethe burden of proof is higher in civil cases than in criminalthe rules of civil procedure are similar to the rules of criminal procedure
- The prime example of the U.S. Supreme Court's original jurisdiction is:suits between citizens of difference statesa state challenging the constitutionality of a federal law suits between two or more statesdisbarment of attorneys
- The U.S. Constitution's Fifth Amendment prohibition of double jeopardy means:every party has the right to a jury trialthe losing party has the right to one appeal a prosecutor cannot appeal a verdict of not guiltya defendant is innocent until proven guiltydefendants have a right to counsel
- Cases in the U.S. Courts of Appeals can come from:federal administrative agencies that lost in a lower courtstate supreme courtsthe U.S. Supreme Courtthe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Contemporary approaches to solving the problem of appellate court caseloads involve which of the following:adopting expedited processing techniquesrestricting the jurisdiction of the intermediate appellate courtsadding additional courtshiring more judges
- Which statement best describes community mediation programs?Arbitration is the dominate mode of dispute resolution The focus is on minor disputesMany programs have close links to the courtsa and b are both correct
- According to studies of judicial role, which phrase best describes judges who express a very narrow and traditional view of the judicial process.conservativespragmatistslaw interpreterslaw makers