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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which Virginia court is the only court to use juries?
District Court
Circuit Court
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the proper order of the VA court system from highest to lowest?
District, Court of Appeals, Circuit, Supreme
Supreme, Court of Appeals, District, Circuit
District, Circuit, Court of Appeals, Supreme
Supreme, Court of Appeals, Circuit, District
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which Virginia court has original jurisdiction for felonies?
Supreme Court
District Court
Circuit Court
Court of Appeals
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which is the final court of appeals for the federal court system?
US District Court
VA Court of Appeals
VA Supreme Court
US Supreme Court
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is due process?
a formal charge brought against an accused person
the process to become a citizen of the US
the protection from unfair government treatment
the ability of the Supreme Courts to determine if a law is unconstitutional
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which amendment gives us due process on the national level?
5th amendment
14th amendment
1st amendment
13th amendment
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which amendment gives us due process on the state and local level?
5th amendment
14th amendment
1st amendment
13th amendment
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which type of case handles a dispute between two parties?
criminal
original jurisdiction
appellate jurisdiction
civil
- 9. Multiple Choice
What type of case occurs when someone has broken the law?
civil
criminal
original jurisdiction
warrant
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is original jurisdiction
having a first offense for a crime
hearing a court case on appeal
hearing a court case first
a power only for the lowest courts of the court system.
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the second step in the crime to punishment process?
investigation
arraignment
crime
arrest
- 12. Multiple Choice
What happens at an arraignment?
the accused enters a plea
the accused is formally charged with a crime
the accused is arrested and taken to the police station
the accused is told if they remain in jail or pay bail
- 13. Multiple Choice
A plea is.....
when the accused states if they have or have not committed the crime
when the accused is taken into custody
the rights read to a person charged with a crime when they are being arrested
when the accused has a lawyer appointed to them from the court
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the proper order of the federal court system from lowest to highest?
District, Circuit, Court of Appeals, Supreme
Circuit, Court of Appeals, Supreme
District, Circuit, Supreme
District, Court of Appeals, Supreme
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is the court case that established judicial review?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Marbury v. Madison
Dred Scott v. Sanford
- 16. Multiple Choice
Who is a defendant?
the lawyer protecting the accused
the police officer who arrested the accused
the person or people working to prove the case against the person accused
a person accused of a crime
- 17. Multiple Choice
What does the grand jury do?
Investigate the crime scene
Formally indict the defendant or dismiss the case
Listen to evidence given in a trial and determine the verdict
Listen to the plea of the defendant
- 18. Multiple Choice
In order to arrest someone, police must have a "good reason", or
probable cause
a verdict
an indictment
a plea
- 19. Multiple Choice
Crime to Punishment process
crime
investigation
arrest
bail hearing
arraignment
????
...
preliminary hearing
grand jury
punishment
trial
- 20. Multiple Choice
What type of jurisdiction does a court need to review a case from a lower court?
original jurisdiction
appellate jurisdiction
felony jurisdiction
federal jurisdiction
- 21. Multiple Choice
Can a juvenile be tried as an adult?
Yes!
No!
- 22. Multiple Choice
What is judicial review?
a formal charge brought against an accused person
the process to become a citizen of the US
the protection from unfair government treatment
the ability of the Supreme Courts to determine if a law is unconstitutional
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