CJUS/500 CJUS500 CJUS 500 WEEK 2 EXAM 1

CJUS 500 WEEK 2 EXAM 1

Ques 1. A legal error that requires the lower court’s  ruling to be overturned is called a:

Ques 2. Means rea refers to the:

Ques 3. Much of the bill of the rights has been made applicable to the state through the:

Ques 4. Which is true of “the law in action” ?

Ques 5. The supreme court’s opinion in Brown v. Mississippi was based on:

Ques 6. A court that has a choice as to whether or not to hear the appeal is said to have what kind of appellate jurisdiction ?

Ques 7. Which of the following is not true of “law in action”?

Ques 8. A basic principle of U.S law is that the losing party has the right to

Ques 9. In states without intermediate appellate courts , state courts of last resort ?

Ques 10. How to post conviction remedies differ from appeals?

Ques 11. Most civil cases involve a request for:

Ques 12. Which of the following is consistent with court unification?

Ques 13. The U.S courts of appeals is  made up of how many judgeships?

Ques 14. In Ewing v. California (2002). The U.S supreme court upheld the state of California’s three strike law on what grounds?

Ques 15. A person cited for a misdemeanour would most likely appear before:

Ques 16. Justice of peace courts and the municipal courts are similar in which of the following ways?

Ques 17. In U.S v. Georgia (2006) the U.S. supreme court held that states and municipalities can be held civilly liable for falling to:

Ques 18. Congress created the courts of appeal in :

Ques 19. Joe smith suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. He has been under a doctor’s care for ten years, but often stops talking his medication because he thinks he’s cured. While of his medication joe steal a car to “escape from a CIA hit man,” accidently running over and seriously injuring a pedestrian in the process. Joe is arrested and charged with several felonies. His public defender believes he is not guilty by reason of insanity. Which of the following is true regarding the use of the insanity defence in this case?

Ques 20. Victim of crime are increasingly resorting to:

Ques 21. During the constitutional convection, anti federalists maintained the belief that a strong national government would?

Ques 22. Courts can be classified according to their function (rather than jurisdiction) in to:

Ques 23. What is the name of the situation where a case is heard by all the judges on the appellate court?

Ques 24. The adversary system incorporates  a series of checks and balance aimed at curbing political misuse of criminal courts through:

Ques 25. Appeals from criminal conviction in the U.S district court constitute _____ the workload of the U.S courts of the appeals?

Ques 26. What are courts collectively called in most rural areas?

Ques 27. Contrast the roles of trial and appellate course?

Ques 28. Discusses the Casey Anthony case including whether or not the case is a  typical  criminal case. what does the statistical data tell us about the similarities/differences?

Ques 29. Speeding on a road way in the state of Nevada would be a violation of this type of law?

Ques 30. Which amendment to the U.S. constitution grants an accused the right to counsel?

Ques 31. While loudly celebrating your team’s victory in the super bowl in the city of nowhere at 1.am. a local police officer appears at your door. What source of law will be the officer seek to enforce for your disturbing the peace?

Ques 32. Which of the following is a recognized source for American criminal law?