Ultimate Quiz Over US Government Courts Rules
- 1.Most common reason why people go to court is: Traffic Tickets
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.The extent of the power to make legal decisions and judgments is...: a warrant
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Which courts have appellate jurisdiction
- A.
Basketball court
- B.
COfLR
- C.
All others courts
- D.
IAC
- E.
Tennis Court
- 4.Other than IAC & COfLR the majority of courts are original
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Which article created the court system
- A.
Article VI
- B.
Article V
- C.
Article XVIX
- D.
Article IV
- 6.Which one of totem pole ea. is correct?
- A.
City,County,State,Appeal,US Supreme
- B.
City,County,Appeal,State,US Supreme
- C.
County,City,Appeal,State,US Supreme
- D.
County,City,State,Appeal,US Supreme
- 7.Which are municipal court rules
- A.
No Jail
- B.
No Orange Juice
- C.
No records
- D.
$2000 fine max
- E.
5 dollar fine minimum
- 8.The importance of the multitude of local courts: convenience
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Select the uses of District Courts
- A.
Felonies
- B.
Divorce
- C.
Parties
- D.
Election Contest
- 10.How many appellate courts do we have?
- A.
2 IAC + 14 Last Resort
- B.
10 IAC + 8 Last Resort
- C.
14 IAC + 2 Last Resort
- D.
13 Last Resort + 1 IAC
- 11.Which one do you like?
- A.
Option 1
- B.
Option 2
- 12.What are similarities of the US Supreme Court and Texas Courts of last resort
- A.
Unlimited jurisdiction
- B.
Pick cases
- C.
Written Verdicts
- D.
En banc seating
- E.
9 justices
- F.
12 justices
- 13.All judges get their jobs by partisan election except municipal
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.The Missouri Plan is a plan to get sandwiches for free from the government.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.D'Jamal is black 20 years old and is a male. Does D'Jamal meet the qualifications to be a criminal (ANSWER IN ALL CAPS)
- 16.Isabel is 24 and her husband had just died. Does she meet the qualifications to be a victim? (ALL CAPS)
- 17.You can make a citizens arrest when you see a felony or someone is disrupting the peace
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Cops can make an arrest when
- A.
Told of Crime
- B.
See Crime
- C.
Crime is reported
- D.
In Jurisdiction
- 19.Not all cases have the right to a jury trail
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Select the goals of the penal system
- A.
A way of meeting new people
- B.
Deter
- C.
Find love for singles
- D.
Rehabilitate
- E.
Isolate
- F.
Punish
- 21.What are the clemency powers of governor
- A.
30 day execution reprieve (unlimited
- B.
Overrule the court system
- C.
Full pardon
- D.
Sentence Commutation
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