Chapter 1 Flashcards
1
Q
What Do Courts Do?
A
1) Resolve Conflicts
2) Rule of Law
3) Legitimacy
2
Q
What is Federalism?
A
The US Government
3
Q
Criminal Control Model
A
The Repression of Criminal Conduct
4
Q
CSI Effect
A
When jurors expect sophisticated forensics evidence even in smaller cases
5
Q
What are the four factors in the Criminal Justice System?
A
1) Public
2) Courts
3) Police
4) Institutional and Community Based
6
Q
Felonies
A
Punishable by one year in prison or more
7
Q
Misdemeanors
A
Punishable by 1 year sentence in Jail
8
Q
Violation
A
subject to a fine or a short jail term
9
Q
due process model
A
mainly protects the rights of an individual
10
Q
What is Jurisdiction?
A
-the power to make legal decisions/judgements
- mainly based on geography and subject matter
11
Q
State Courts
A
- Trial Courts (limited)
- Trial Courts (general)
- Supreme Court
12
Q
Federal Courts
A
- Magistrate Courts
- District Courts (specialties)
- Circuit Courts of Appeals
- Supreme Court
