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Question 1

In the United States, the courts resolve both civil and criminal disputes.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Public law is a form of criminal law.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Defendants found guilty of civil wrongs can be fined or sent to prison.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

In a public law case, the government is the plaintiff.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Losers in civil cases may be required to pay monetary damages for their actions.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Most cases are settled before trial.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Plea bargains may affect the severity of the charge and/or the severity of the sentence.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

State courts handle about the same number of cases as the federal courts in the American judicial system.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Cases in the federal district courts are, in form, very different from cases in the state trial courts.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Procedural requirements in state courts tend to be stricter than federal procedural requirements.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

The so-called legislative courts are generally viewed as more independent than the courts established under Article III of the Constitution.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

Over the past four decades, the caseload of the federal courts has quadrupled.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Most of the cases filed with the Supreme Court are dismissed without a ruling on their merits.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

The Supreme Court only hears cases involving public law.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

The U.S. Supreme Court operates primarily as a trial court.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

The U.S. Supreme Court has both original and appellate jurisdiction.

Answer 16

true

Question 17

In both civil and criminal cases, a decision of the highest state court can be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court by raising a federal issue.

Answer 17

true

Question 18

The appellate jurisdiction in the federal courts extends to cases originating in the state courts.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

The U.S. Supreme Court is obligated to accept appeals that assert important issues of federal law at stake in the case.

Answer 19

False

Question 20

The federal district courts are trial courts of general jurisdiction.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Federal trial courts must provide a grand jury, a trial jury, and a unanimous jury verdict in order to convict someone of a federal crime.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

The U.S. Courts of Appeals are divided into three geographic circuits.

Answer 22

False

Question 23

More than one judge is assigned for every appeals case at the federal level.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

In the Supreme Court’s deliberations and decisions, the chief justice exercises significantly more influence on decisions than the associate justices.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

The Constitution specified the number of justices that should sit on the Supreme Court.

Answer 25

False