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List at least five similarities OR five differences between the adult and juvenile justice system. (explain your answer)
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Harry was arrested and charged with stealing four soccer balls. At trial he was found guilty, but Harry maintains his innocence.
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What kind of crime would illegal drug trafficking be: Felony or Misdemeanor?
Responses A felonyfelony B misdemeanor
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How is the intake process within the juvenile justice system different from the process used in the adult court system?
A. The
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Use the following image to answer the question:
Flowchart with 6 boxes. Box A sits at the very bottom of the left side of the
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Aubrey was arrested outside of a store that had been robbed. Police say security cameras show her leaving the store at the time
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Why are jury trials important to court cases like those of Felina Early v. Suzy Snoozer?
a Jury trials protect the right of the
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Use the following image to answer the question:
Flowchart with 6 boxes. Box A sits at the very bottom of the left side of the
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What best describes the process used by the Supreme Court to grant a writ of certiorari?(1 point)
Responses A majority vote of
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the rules an offender must abide by while on probation are called:
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How can the Supreme Court overturn a lower court's decision on a case? Choose the best answer
A: By accepting a writ of
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The Supreme Court, during the McCulloch V.
Maryland case stated that the government had the right to charter a bank because it
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Which of the following exists to take legal action against a subsection of conduct? This includes genocide, crimes against
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Crimes that have been defined as federal crimes can be prosecuted in __________.
federal courts both state and federal courts the
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The
decides where a case will be prosecuted when there is an issue of dual sovereignty. a. defense attorney b. prosecutor c.
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The courts rely on the intentions of what body when extending extraterritoriality?
Congress State high court Appellate court U.S.
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The doctrine of primary jurisdiction is concerned with promoting proper relationships between which of the following?
Lawyers
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What applies where original jurisdiction belongs to an administrative agency alone and judicial interference is withheld until
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The U.S. Constitution does not require legislatures to balance according to any which of the following to a single standard or
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Which of the following may exercise discretion in sentencing a defendant?
Congressman Judges Service member Law enforcement
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What court would be considered the trial court where a case is first heard?
Supreme Court District court Appellate court
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Which of the following statutes requires a judge sentencing a federal offender to carry out at least one of the following
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A sentencing court must consider which of the following in creating a sentence in a criminal case?
Law enforcement President City
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What did the Fair Sentencing Act eliminate?
The 5-year mandatory minimum for the first-time possession of crack cocaine Probation
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The Anti-Drug Abuse Act sets forth __________ of 5 and 10 years applicable to a drug offender depending primarily on the kind
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Which of the following describes the use of previous case law to make decisions in current cases?
Rules of Civil Procedure
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Which of the following entities may preempt a state law because it is inconsistent with federal law?
Lawyer Law enforcement State
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The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 created a federal __________, which was instructed to write guidelines that judges would use
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Habitual offender statutes are also known as __________ laws.
three-strikes class X life imprisonment last chance
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Which of the following was used by the federal courts to impose a sentence in a criminal justice case in the American system of
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The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that cross burning is unconstitutional. The head of the Ku Klux Klan appeals this decision to what
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What is the formal name for the statements made by victims before sentencing?
Closing arguments Victim voices statement Victim
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Allocution is an opportunity for defendants to show remorse or offer the motivations behind their criminal acts. This may
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Which of the following can be mitigated by giving a cautionary instruction on the limited use of evidence of prior convictions?
E
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Which of the following can be mitigated by giving a cautionary instruction on the limited use of evidence of prior convictions?
J
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To be admissible, evidence of prior acts must be relevant to what?
Proper purpose Witness Judges Lawyers
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In the American judicial system, what deals with the legal issues that are expressly or implicitly granted to it by the U.S.
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Arrange the state courts in the correct order from lowest to highest.
Trial court Appellate court State high court
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The courts' jurisdiction to resolve cases on their merits requires what type of authority over the category of claim and
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The right of a court to hear a specific case is not assumed but must be granted and governed by proper __________.
interrogatorie
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A trial court is generally the court of what type of jurisdiction?
Pendant Original Final Appellate
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Trial courts are also known as courts of what type of jurisdiction?
Special Adversary Appellate Original
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A trial court has __________ in determining how best to manage the issues before it.
It will manage the schedule, the procedure,
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A trial court is generally the court of what type of jurisdiction?
Pendant Original Appellate Supplemental
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Who among the following hears disputes in arbitrations and is the sole fact finder?
Jury Judge Arbitrator Mediator
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The doctrine of stare decisis plays an important role in the U.S. court system. In which of the following cases does it hold
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For an appeals court to hear a case, which of the following must it have over the case?
Time Evidence Jurisdiction Precedent
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Many of the judges on a state's high court sit on the high court all together, at one time for each case, or in small groups.
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Read the excerpt below.
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) in this decision the Supreme Court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson
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Which of the following best describes the difference between a grand jury and a trial jury?(1 point)
Responses Grand juries
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