Exam 9: Courts and Pretrial Processes.

Bail is typically determined within three hours after the arrest.

Appellate courts do not try criminal cases.

Bail will be _________ if the defendant does not appear in court.

Should state judges be selected through elections? Why or why not?​

The criterion for deciding whether evidence is strong enough to uphold an arrest is called​

Katie has been charged with armed robbery. The judge has set her bail at $250,000. She is currently in jail awaiting a family member to raise her bail. This is Katie's first offense. She claims that she was forced to commit the crime because she could not pay her rent. -Until Katie's family raises her bail,she will remain​

The amount of money specified by a judge to be paid as a condition of pretrial release is called ____________________.

All courts in the United States use a basic three-tiered structure.

The bail bondsperson is a nonprofit actor within the criminal justice system.

Which types of cases are heard in federal courts?​

Katie has been charged with armed robbery. The judge has set her bail at $250,000. She is currently in jail awaiting a family member to raise her bail. This is Katie's first offense. She claims that she was forced to commit the crime because she could not pay her rent. -Katie's family most likely would have to consult a _________ in order to post her bond.

As __________,all judges must deal with political actors such as county commissioners,legislators,and members of the state executive bureaucracy.

Prospective judges receive special training in law school to become professional judges in an _______________.

The court appearance of an accused person at which the charges are read is called a(n)​

Most criminal cases are heard at the federal level.

In a(n)__________________,judges are openly endorsed by political parties.

___________ is designed to remove politics from the selection of judges and to allow the voters to unseat judges.

After a suspect is arrested,he or she cannot be deprived of freedom until guilt is proven.

What is the main purpose of drug courts?​

In the United States,the judicial system operates according to a(n)_______ system of justice.