Question 1

Laws that limit the right to sue or the amount that can be awarded in a lawsuit fall into the category of

Accepted Answer

A) special court institutions. 
B) frivolous lawsuits. 
C) tort reform. 
D) class-action lawsuits. 
A) special court institutions. 
B) frivolous lawsuits. 
C) tort reform. 
D) class-action lawsuits.

Question 2

Which of the following is a document in which the parties involved point out what they see as the problems with the trial and respond to the arguments in the other party's brief?

Accepted Answer

A) Trial transcript 
B) Trial brief 
C) Legal briefs 
D) Legal transcript 
A) Trial transcript 
B) Trial brief 
C) Legal briefs 
D) Legal transcript

Question 3

The different types of judicial selection in the states reflects the persistent debate regarding the

Accepted Answer

A) proper way to run a judicial system. 
B) balance of power between the judicial and executive branches of government. 
C) extent to which a judge uses the law versus public opinion to make legal decisions. 
D) impact of major ethical movements in state and federal law. 
A) proper way to run a judicial system. 
B) balance of power between the judicial and executive branches of government. 
C) extent to which a judge uses the law versus public opinion to make legal decisions. 
D) impact of major ethical movements in state and federal law.

Question 4

What is the difference between a jury trial and a bench trial? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each type of trial?

Accepted Answer

A jury trial is a trial in which a group

Question 5

Which of the following courts handles suits claiming limited amounts of damages with that limit ranging from a maximum of $1,500 in Kentucky to $25,000 in Tennessee,and the typical state amount averaging $5,000?

Accepted Answer

A) Trial courts 
B) Specialty courts 
C) Problem-solving courts 
D) Small claims courts 
A) Trial courts 
B) Specialty courts 
C) Problem-solving courts 
D) Small claims courts

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a critique of the elite appointment system or of judicial elections?

Accepted Answer

A) Judicial elections are criticized for being high-turnout,high-information affairs. 
B) The original elite appointment system for judges took away the independence of the courts. 
C) Elite appointments of judges can influence the type of person who rises to the bench. 
D) The legal profession frowns on judicial candidates who offer the sort of information that routinely is seen in campaigns for other political offices. 
A) Judicial elections are criticized for being high-turnout,high-information affairs. 
B) The original elite appointment system for judges took away the independence of the courts. 
C) Elite appointments of judges can influence the type of person who rises to the bench. 
D) The legal profession frowns on judicial candidates who offer the sort of information that routinely is seen in campaigns for other political offices.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a step in the Merit Plan selection process?

Accepted Answer

A) The judge,after serving a probationary term,faces the voters in a retention election. 
B) Each judicial candidate is represented by his or her registered party (or no party if independent)after selected by a nominating commission. 
C) The governor appoints one of the nominees to the vacancy for a short term,usually one to three years. 
D) A nominating commission is formed to recruit and evaluate potential judges. 
A) The judge,after serving a probationary term,faces the voters in a retention election. 
B) Each judicial candidate is represented by his or her registered party (or no party if independent)after selected by a nominating commission. 
C) The governor appoints one of the nominees to the vacancy for a short term,usually one to three years. 
D) A nominating commission is formed to recruit and evaluate potential judges.

Question 8

Which of the following two states are the only ones to use legislative appointment for judicial selection?

Accepted Answer

A) South Carolina and Virginia 
B) Georgia and Arkansas 
C) Nebraska and Kansas 
D) New Mexico and Oregon 
A) South Carolina and Virginia 
B) Georgia and Arkansas 
C) Nebraska and Kansas 
D) New Mexico and Oregon

Question 9

Which of the following is a type of problem-solving court?

Accepted Answer

A) Drug court 
B) Small claims court 
C) Traffic court 
D) Supreme court 
A) Drug court 
B) Small claims court 
C) Traffic court 
D) Supreme court

Question 10

In civil cases,the party that feels it has been injured is known as the

Accepted Answer

A) defendant. 
B) prosecutor. 
C) plaintiff. 
D) people. 
A) defendant. 
B) prosecutor. 
C) plaintiff. 
D) people.

Question 11

Which of the following is the most widely used judicial selection mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A) Nonpartisan election 
B) Gubernatorial appointment 
C) Partisan election 
D) Merit Plan 
A) Nonpartisan election 
B) Gubernatorial appointment 
C) Partisan election 
D) Merit Plan

Question 12

Supreme courts like to hear cases that raise

Accepted Answer

A) ambiguous legal questions that are common to a class of cases. 
B) specific legal questions that are common to a class of cases. 
C) ambiguous legal questions that are particular to certain cases. 
D) specific legal questions that are particular to certain cases. 
A) ambiguous legal questions that are common to a class of cases. 
B) specific legal questions that are common to a class of cases. 
C) ambiguous legal questions that are particular to certain cases. 
D) specific legal questions that are particular to certain cases.

Question 13

Each supreme court employs someone to do most of the day-to-day administrative work.This position is known as the

Accepted Answer

A) attorney general. 
B) state prosecutor. 
C) director of state courts. 
D) chief clerk. 
A) attorney general. 
B) state prosecutor. 
C) director of state courts. 
D) chief clerk.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the appeals process?

Accepted Answer

A) A person cannot appeal a trial court decision simply because he or she lost the case. 
B) Legitimate grounds for an appeal in civil or criminal law have nothing to do with the facts of the case. 
C) A case can only be appealed based on questions about either the fairness of the trial or the constitutionality of the law involved. 
D) All state court systems have one level of appellate courts,deciding both questions of fairness and constitutionality. 
A) A person cannot appeal a trial court decision simply because he or she lost the case. 
B) Legitimate grounds for an appeal in civil or criminal law have nothing to do with the facts of the case. 
C) A case can only be appealed based on questions about either the fairness of the trial or the constitutionality of the law involved. 
D) All state court systems have one level of appellate courts,deciding both questions of fairness and constitutionality.

Question 15

Which state court is also known as the court of last resort?

Accepted Answer

A) Trial court 
B) Appellate court 
C) Supreme court 
D) Court of general jurisdiction 
A) Trial court 
B) Appellate court 
C) Supreme court 
D) Court of general jurisdiction

Question 16

Which of the following plays the dominant,if not exclusive,role in the decision making of state supreme court justices?

Accepted Answer

A) Case facts and existing legal decisions 
B) The ideology of the justices and the state's population 
C) A justice's party affiliation and gender 
D) The religion of the justice and the defendant 
A) Case facts and existing legal decisions 
B) The ideology of the justices and the state's population 
C) A justice's party affiliation and gender 
D) The religion of the justice and the defendant

Question 17

A traditional system of law concerning contracts and injuries that has evolved case by case over the past 500 years is known as

Accepted Answer

A) historic law. 
B) common law. 
C) previous case law. 
D) dynamic law. 
A) historic law. 
B) common law. 
C) previous case law. 
D) dynamic law.

Question 18

Roughly what percentage of all sitting state judges were women in 2012?

Accepted Answer

A) 13 percent 
B) 24 percent 
C) 39 percent 
D) 52 percent 
A) 13 percent 
B) 24 percent 
C) 39 percent 
D) 52 percent

Question 19

Generally,which type of court establishes the facts of a case and applies the law?

Accepted Answer

A) Trial courts 
B) Intermediate courts of appeal 
C) State supreme courts 
D) The U.S.Supreme Court 
A) Trial courts 
B) Intermediate courts of appeal 
C) State supreme courts 
D) The U.S.Supreme Court

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the similarities and differences between the judicial branch and the other branches of government?

Accepted Answer

A) The format of trial court decision making is formal and consistent across courts. 
B) Governors and legislators are able to consider a variety of points of view. 
C) Like all courts,trial courts are active decision makers. 
D) Judges make decisions on specific disputes and specific facts concerning law in specific cases,whereas legislatures and governors make broad and general policy decisions. 
A) The format of trial court decision making is formal and consistent across courts. 
B) Governors and legislators are able to consider a variety of points of view. 
C) Like all courts,trial courts are active decision makers. 
D) Judges make decisions on specific disputes and specific facts concerning law in specific cases,whereas legislatures and governors make broad and general policy decisions.

Laws that limit the right to sue or the amount that can be awarded in a lawsuit fall into the category of

Which of the following is a document in which the parties involved point out what they see as the problems with the trial and respond to the arguments in the other party's brief?

The different types of judicial selection in the states reflects the persistent debate regarding the

What is the difference between a jury trial and a bench trial? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each type of trial?

Which of the following courts handles suits claiming limited amounts of damages with that limit ranging from a maximum of $1,500 in Kentucky to $25,000 in Tennessee,and the typical state amount averaging $5,000?

Which of the following is NOT a critique of the elite appointment system or of judicial elections?

Which of the following is NOT a step in the Merit Plan selection process?

Which of the following two states are the only ones to use legislative appointment for judicial selection?

Which of the following is a type of problem-solving court?

In civil cases,the party that feels it has been injured is known as the

Which of the following is the most widely used judicial selection mechanism?

Supreme courts like to hear cases that raise

Each supreme court employs someone to do most of the day-to-day administrative work.This position is known as the

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the appeals process?

Which state court is also known as the court of last resort?

Which of the following plays the dominant,if not exclusive,role in the decision making of state supreme court justices?

A traditional system of law concerning contracts and injuries that has evolved case by case over the past 500 years is known as

Roughly what percentage of all sitting state judges were women in 2012?

Generally,which type of court establishes the facts of a case and applies the law?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the similarities and differences between the judicial branch and the other branches of government?

Introduction to State and Local Politics

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Exam 9: State Courts and the Criminal Justice System

Laws that limit the right to sue or the amount that can be awarded in a lawsuit fall into the category of

Which of the following is a document in which the parties involved point out what they see as the problems with the trial and respond to the arguments in the other party's brief?

The different types of judicial selection in the states reflects the persistent debate regarding the

What is the difference between a jury trial and a bench trial? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each type of trial?

Which of the following courts handles suits claiming limited amounts of damages with that limit ranging from a maximum of $1,500 in Kentucky to $25,000 in Tennessee,and the typical state amount averaging $5,000?

Which of the following is NOT a critique of the elite appointment system or of judicial elections?

Which of the following is NOT a step in the Merit Plan selection process?

Which of the following two states are the only ones to use legislative appointment for judicial selection?

Which of the following is a type of problem-solving court?

In civil cases,the party that feels it has been injured is known as the

Which of the following is the most widely used judicial selection mechanism?

Supreme courts like to hear cases that raise

Each supreme court employs someone to do most of the day-to-day administrative work.This position is known as the

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the appeals process?

Which state court is also known as the court of last resort?

Which of the following plays the dominant,if not exclusive,role in the decision making of state supreme court justices?

A traditional system of law concerning contracts and injuries that has evolved case by case over the past 500 years is known as

Roughly what percentage of all sitting state judges were women in 2012?

Generally,which type of court establishes the facts of a case and applies the law?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the similarities and differences between the judicial branch and the other branches of government?

Introduction to State and Local Politics

Federalism: State and Local Politics Within a Federal System

Participation,elections,and Representation

State and Local Direct Democracy

Political Parties

Interest Groups

State Legislatures

Governors and the State Bureaucracy

Fiscal Policy

The Structure of Local Governments

Local Land Use and Environmental Politics

Morality Policy

Social Welfare and Health Care Policy

Education Policy

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