Court Administration
ESCJ.SIEG.17.07.09 – Evaluate the expanding role of technology in the court process.
54. Approximately ____ courts across the United States have videoconferencing capability.
a.
50
b.
150
c.
275
d.
400
Court Administration
ESCJ.SIEG.17.07.09 – Evaluate the expanding role of technology in the court process.
55. What is the name of the judiciary intranet?
a.
FED Net
b.
Court Net
c.
Court TV
d.
J-Net
Court Administration
ESCJ.SIEG.17.07.09 – Evaluate the expanding role of technology in the court process.
A.J. is a minority who is walking his dog in a city that has an ordinance to make sure people clean up after their dogs. Of
course A.J. has never seen this ordinance enforced, so he just continues walking after his dog defecates. He doesn’t know
that a rookie patrolman has been watching and observed him fail to clean up his dog’s waste. A.J. walks around the corner
to find a whole wall of freshly painted graffiti and spray paint cans on the ground. He picks one up to put it in the trash
just as the patrolman is walking around the corner to give A.J. an ordinance violation ticket.
56. A.J. has just been arrested for destruction of property, and a municipal ordinance violation. He pleads with the
patrolman and tries to tell him that he was just attempting to clean up the neighborhood. If his case was tried, where
would it be found?
a.
b.
c.
d.
State Courts
ESCJ.SIEG.17.07.01 – Describe the varying structures of state court systems.
57. A.J. was sentenced to the fine of $500 for the dog waste and community service hours until he removes all of the
graffiti. He is going to appeal his sentence and will appeal his case to which court?
a.
Appellate court of limited jurisdiction
b.
Civil court of general jurisdiction
c.
Appellate court of general jurisdiction
d.
State court of general jurisdiction
State Courts
ESCJ.SIEG.17.07.01 – Describe the varying structures of state court systems.
58. A.J. is suing the rookie patrolman for defamation of character and racial profiling. He thinks that the patrolman
assumed that he was the perpetrator of the graffiti because he is a minority. What can a state court judge do for A.J. in his
defamation case?
a.
Throw the case out of court
b.
Reduce the sentence
c.
Nothing, this is a civil matter
d.
Get the officer to apologize
State Courts
ESCJ.SIEG.17.07.01 – Describe the varying structures of state court systems.
The Jones family lives in Washington D.C. and has a booming methamphetamine business out of their house.
One night a tree falls on their home exposing their operation to the fire department who in turn calls the police.
59. Mr. Jones has requested that a jury be present to hear this case. Where will his case be heard?
a.
D.C. courts of general jurisdiction
b.
US district court
c.
Drug court
d.
Federal circuit court
Federal Courts
ESCJ.SIEG.17.07.02 – Describe the federal court system.
60. In deciding whether to prosecute Mr. Jones for his meth lab, the prosecutor is concerned about how the
evidence was obtained. When discussing prosecutorial discretion, where would his or her concern fall within?
a.
Legal issues
b.
Victim issues
c.
Resource issues
d.
Extralegal issues
The Prosecutor
ESCJ.SIEG.17.07.05 – Describe prosecutorial discretion, and summarize its pros and cons.
61. At the trial, Mr. Jones’s private attorney fails to show up. Because the judge has a busy schedule, he moves
forward without the attorney present. What is wrong with what the judge has done?
a.
He put his own schedule ahead of the schedule of the criminal defense attorney.
b.
He violated Mr. Jones’s Sixth Amendment rights.
c.
He has shown bias toward the prosecution.
d.
He has shown bias toward the defense.
The Judiciary
ESCJ.SIEG.17.07.03 – Summarize the selection procedure for and duties of the trial judge.
62. Mr. Jones is angry at his private attorney. He keeps him on retainer for the very reason of potential criminal
action against him and his meth business. Mr. Jones has now been placed with a public defender. One major
difference between a public and private attorney is:
a.
conviction rates
b.
sentence lengths
c.
quality of representation
d.
cost
The Defense Attorney
ESCJ.SIEG.17.07.08 – Summarize the pros and cons of private attorneys.
63. At trial, the prosecutor in Mr. Jones’s case receives an e-mail that provides an index of previous cases of
prosecuting meth dealers where the evidence was obtained in non-traditional ways. What can the prosecutor do
with this information?
a.
Present these cases as evidence
b.
Use it in future cases but not this one
c.
Videoconference with other prosecutors who have tried these cases
d.
Communicate with the police department to prosecute these other cases
Court Administration
ESCJ.SIEG.17.07.09 – Evaluate the expanding role of technology in the court process.
Because of the budget deficit, the US government is looking for ways to cut costs. They have announced a plan to
dissemble all state supreme courts or courts of last resort and have all cases appealed from state appellate courts go
directly to the US Supreme Court.
64. What does this decision mean for those people that are on either side of the gun control debate?
a.
Only one side will be able to have their day in court.
b.
The court will be relieved of a backlog of criminal cases.
c.
The majority opinion will become the landmark decision.
d.
The state supreme court judges will be employed through the federal system.
Federal Courts
ESCJ.SIEG.17.07.02 – Describe the federal court system.
65. What will the decision to dissemble all state supreme courts mean for the juries that hear the cases on that
level?
a.
The state supreme court will have to lay off the jury members.
b.
Juries are not used for US Supreme Court proceedings.
c.
Only the best jurors will be selected for the US Supreme Court proceedings.
d.
A defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights may be violated.
Federal Courts
ESCJ.SIEG.17.07.02 – Describe the federal court system.
66. The federal court system is organized around a ____________________ hierarchy of court jurisdiction.
Federal Courts
ESCJ.SIEG.17.07.02 – Describe the federal court system.
67. ________________prosecution policies require prosecutors to bring charges against domestic abusers regardless of
whether the victim participates.
The Prosecutor
ESCJ.SIEG.17.07.04 – Explain the role of the prosecutor.
68. The ____________________ is used to select judges in more than 30 states.
The Judiciary
ESCJ.SIEG.17.07.03 – Summarize the selection procedure for and duties of the trial judge.
69. The __________ courts are the trial courts of the federal system.
70. The offender’s race, gender, and ethnic background are _____________ issues.
71. The Supreme Court issues a ____________________ indicating that it has decided to hear a case.
72. If the prosecutor decides to pursue a case, the charges may later be dropped if conditions are not favorable
for a conviction in a process called ____________________.
73. ____________________ describes the decision a prosecutor makes in whether or not to prosecute a case.
74. In the ____________________ system of indigent defense, a block grant is given to a lawyer or law firm to
handle indigent defense cases.
75. Under the _____________________, the burden is on the state to prove the charges beyond a reasonable
doubt.
76. __________________ counsel is a listing of private bar members who accept cases on a judge-by-judge,
court-by-court, and case-by-case basis.
77. No-drop prosecution policies are also called__________________ prosecution.
78. In the federal system prosecutors are known as ___________________ and are appointed by the president.
79. The ____________________ is a way of picking judges through nonpartisan elections as a way to ensure that judges
adhere to the high standards of judicial performance.
80. In a ______ court, the main concern is reducing recidivism.
81. The _______ is an example of court security.
82. Availability of treatment and size of caseloads are examples of ______ issues considered by the prosecutor.
83. Characteristics of the justice system and the quality of police work are examples of _____ issues considered by the
prosecutor.
84. North Carolina v. Pearce and Blackledge vv. Perry are cases that address the issue of __________.
85. In __________the US Supreme Court ruled that state courts must provide counsel to indigent defendants in felony
prosecutions.
86. If a lawyer is appointed by the court to represent a defendant in a criminal case because the person is too poor to hire
counsel, this is referred to as _________.
87. In ___________ the US Supreme Court defined the concept of attorney competence in 1984.
88. Judges closely monitor offenders in _______ courts.
89. The ____________________ movement began in Florida to address the problem of prison overcrowding.
90. In 1994 in Rhode Island, the nation’s first ______court was created.
91. Discuss the rationale behind specialty courts and how such courts fit into the larger structure of the state
court system.
92. Describe the US Supreme Court and explain how a case becomes heard in this court.
93. Discuss the legal basis for our right to counsel.
94. Explain the selection and functions of a trial judge.
95. Through the use of examples, discuss the major tasks of a prosecutor.
96. Through the use of examples, discuss the factors affecting the prosecutor’s discretionary decision-making
process.
97. Discuss the major functions of a defense attorney in the justice process.
98. Detail the various forms of indigent defense systems used in the United States.
99. Through the use of examples, elaborate on the expanding role of technology in the court process.
100. Discuss how judicial attitudes may extend beyond the courtroom.