AAERT EXAM REVIEW WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
In order to insure a good quality recording the minimum number of channels
recommended for court proceedings is - ANS-Four
When doing channel distribution, primary consideration should be given to? - ANS-
which participants are likely to speak at the same time.
Standard Formal Hearings - ANS-A proceeding with a presiding official, witness(es),
plaintiff's or complainant's attorney (or petitioner or state), and defendant's attorney (or
respondent).
How should the presiding official, the witness, and each of the two counsel tables be
assigned their channels? - ANS-should always be assigned to different channels, never
lumped together or combined.
The two most important factors in the quality of the new digital audio - ANS-the sample
rate (44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, etc.)
&
The bit rate (usually 16 or 24 bits)
Our federated system includes three types of courts - ANS-State Courts
Federal Courts
The United States Supreme Court
cases or issues a court is authorized to hear - ANS-Jurisdiction
All courts have two types of jurisdiction - ANS-subject matter and territorial
An area a court is authorized to hear cases - ANS-Geographic Jurisdiction
a court may consider only certain matters - ANS-Limited Jurisdiction
a court may hear any matter constitutionally permitted - ANS-General Jurisdiction
no other court may consider the matter in question; only the one holding it - ANS-
Original Jurisdiction
The territorial jurisdiction of county and municipal courts is their - ANS-Venue
, Courts differ from state to state because their organizations, functions, and rules are not
subject to federal control
Unless they violate - ANS-1)the federal Constitution or
2) any laws passed by Congress which preempt state action
Federal question - ANS-a case or issue which involves federal law or constitutional
claims
State court 4 Tiers - ANS-a state supreme court at the top;
then an intermediate court of appeals;
below that a superior, circuit, or district court of general jurisdiction at the county level;
finally, city or municipal courts.
Other threshold levels that State courts may have - ANS-The justice of the peace
Administrative Court/ Forums
These courts are not separate, but are sessions of a court which is sitting temporarily
under simplified rules. - ANS-small claims courts
one system operates throughout the country under one set of rules - ANS-Unitary
System
The Supreme Courts Jurisdiction is - ANS-Limited Jurisdiction
an authority of the Supreme Court; authority to invalidate (strike down) acts of Congress
(or even state laws, in certain circumstances) - ANS-Judicial Review
Circuit Courts of Appeal - ANS-Each responsible for several states and each overseen
by a Supreme Court justice
Federal District Courts have the power to issue writs of madamus - ANS-to compel an
official or agency to perform a specific duty; they can also forbid certain acts from being
performed, whether temporarily or permanently, by issuing injunctions
Administrative Agency Forums - ANS-Congress also allows certain federal regulatory
agencies to establish administrative courts or forums which rule in specific regulated
areas
Laws enacted by the Congressional or the State
A positive statement made by the law-making branch of government (legislatures) -
ANS-Statutory Law
Judge made laws- case decisions and opinions which have interpreted statutes - ANS-
Common Law
SOLUTIONS
In order to insure a good quality recording the minimum number of channels
recommended for court proceedings is - ANS-Four
When doing channel distribution, primary consideration should be given to? - ANS-
which participants are likely to speak at the same time.
Standard Formal Hearings - ANS-A proceeding with a presiding official, witness(es),
plaintiff's or complainant's attorney (or petitioner or state), and defendant's attorney (or
respondent).
How should the presiding official, the witness, and each of the two counsel tables be
assigned their channels? - ANS-should always be assigned to different channels, never
lumped together or combined.
The two most important factors in the quality of the new digital audio - ANS-the sample
rate (44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, etc.)
&
The bit rate (usually 16 or 24 bits)
Our federated system includes three types of courts - ANS-State Courts
Federal Courts
The United States Supreme Court
cases or issues a court is authorized to hear - ANS-Jurisdiction
All courts have two types of jurisdiction - ANS-subject matter and territorial
An area a court is authorized to hear cases - ANS-Geographic Jurisdiction
a court may consider only certain matters - ANS-Limited Jurisdiction
a court may hear any matter constitutionally permitted - ANS-General Jurisdiction
no other court may consider the matter in question; only the one holding it - ANS-
Original Jurisdiction
The territorial jurisdiction of county and municipal courts is their - ANS-Venue
, Courts differ from state to state because their organizations, functions, and rules are not
subject to federal control
Unless they violate - ANS-1)the federal Constitution or
2) any laws passed by Congress which preempt state action
Federal question - ANS-a case or issue which involves federal law or constitutional
claims
State court 4 Tiers - ANS-a state supreme court at the top;
then an intermediate court of appeals;
below that a superior, circuit, or district court of general jurisdiction at the county level;
finally, city or municipal courts.
Other threshold levels that State courts may have - ANS-The justice of the peace
Administrative Court/ Forums
These courts are not separate, but are sessions of a court which is sitting temporarily
under simplified rules. - ANS-small claims courts
one system operates throughout the country under one set of rules - ANS-Unitary
System
The Supreme Courts Jurisdiction is - ANS-Limited Jurisdiction
an authority of the Supreme Court; authority to invalidate (strike down) acts of Congress
(or even state laws, in certain circumstances) - ANS-Judicial Review
Circuit Courts of Appeal - ANS-Each responsible for several states and each overseen
by a Supreme Court justice
Federal District Courts have the power to issue writs of madamus - ANS-to compel an
official or agency to perform a specific duty; they can also forbid certain acts from being
performed, whether temporarily or permanently, by issuing injunctions
Administrative Agency Forums - ANS-Congress also allows certain federal regulatory
agencies to establish administrative courts or forums which rule in specific regulated
areas
Laws enacted by the Congressional or the State
A positive statement made by the law-making branch of government (legislatures) -
ANS-Statutory Law
Judge made laws- case decisions and opinions which have interpreted statutes - ANS-
Common Law
