Question 1: Match the correct word with the correct description.

- A. B. C. D. E.	Judicial election by legislature
- A. B. C. D. E.	Judicial appointment by governor
- A. B. C. D. E.	Partisan judicial election
- A. B. C. D. E.	Nonpartisan judicial election
- A. B. C. D. E.	Merit Plan

A.	The governor appoints a judge and the state senate or other body must confirm the appointment
B.	Legislature elects state judges
C.	Judicial nomination commission nominates 3-6 people; the governor makes a selection from these nominees
D.	Political parties nominate candidates that run under the party label
E.	Judges run on a ballot but without any party affiliations

Match the word with the correct description.

- A. B. C. D. E.	Federal Reporter
- A. B. C. D. E.	Writ of Certiorari
- A. B. C. D. E.	Legal Briefs
- A. B. C. D. E.	First-level appellate court
- A. B. C. D. E.	Rule of Four

A.	Submitted to the Supreme Court by both attorneys, arguing their case
B.	Where written opinions for decisions in federal court of appeals cases can be found
C.	Has little discretion in what cases it hears
D.	The petition made tot he Supreme Court, asking that the Court hear the case
E.	The minimum number of justices needed to accept a case for review and schedule it for oral argument

The work of a trial judge includes?

	A.	Overseeing jury trials
	B.	Approving settlements
	C.	Maintaining the court docket
	D.	All of the above

Pre-1900, to become a lawyer a person would:

	A.	Train in a legal office
	B.	Go to Harvard
	C.	Ask a judge
	D.	Open an office and start offering advice

After the Civil War, the Habeas Corpus Act of 1867 enabled only persons in violation of any treaty of the United States to seek redress in Federal court.

True

False

1. All of the following are attacks on plea bargaining except:

	A.	Results in excessively lenient sentences
	B.	Diminishes the role of judges
	C.	Undermines the decisions of state legislatures
	D.	Decreases the options available to defendants

Procedural Law covers what?

	A.	The procedures and organization of the US government
	B.	The procedures involved in becoming an attorney
	C.	The organization of the court systems
	D.	The procedures and processes by which laws are applied in the courts

The duties of the Supreme Court include:

	A.	Deliberate over which cases it will hear
	B.	Promulgate decisions
	C.	Question attorney's through oral argument
	D.	All of the above

1. Those involved in the selection of federal judges include:

	A.	The president only
	B.	The president and Senate
	C.	The political parties only
	D.	The ABA only

When English law was brought to the United States, all of the following were changes made except:

	A.	Aspects that reflected the aristocratic character of English society
	B.	Elements that only existed in equity
	C.	Doctrines that originated in an agrarian society
	D.	Rigid adherence to precedence

Since the development of the Exclusionary Rule, the Supreme Court has instituted several exceptions including the "good faith" exception.

True

False

The job of an appellate judge includes:

	A.	Reviewing the legal correctness of lower court rulings
	B.	Deliberating issues
	C.	Writing decisions dealing with complex legal issues with persuasive justifications
	D.	All of the above

Legal representation in civil cases is made more accessible by:

	A.	Legal Services Corporation, developed in 1965
	B.	Legal Clinics
	C.	A and B
	D.	None of the above

The legal practice that tends to handle the day to day matters of the average person is:

	A.	The government attorney
	B.	The solo practice
	C.	The elite firm
	D.	The corporate cousel

Many crimes go unreported because:

	A.	Distrust of the police
	B.	Continuing relationship with the offender
	C.	A and B
	D.	A only

The ideal judge is all of the following except:

	A.	Independent
	B.	Accountable
	C.	Political
	D.	Representative

One way the states meet the right to counsel is:

	A.	Use of public defenders
	B.	Paying private attorneys on a case by case basis
	C.	Contracting with firms to handle a large number of cases
	D.	All of the above

Which of the following is not a key aspect of the United States court system?

	A.	A separate court of equity
	B.	Hierarchies of courts
	C.	Multiple bodies of law
	D.	A dual court system

State court systems share which of the following?

	A.	Separate courts of equity
	B.	Jury selection process
	C.	Sentencing guidelines
	D.	Trial courts

Decisions made in state courts have little to no effect on the daily lives of ordinary citizens.

True

False