CJUS 2100 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
, List the four functions of the courts. - ANSWERS1. The Due Process Function
2. The Crime Control Function
3. The Rehabilitation Function
4. The Bureaucratic Function
Levels of a typical state court system - ANSWERSThe highest is the state supreme
court, then intermediate appellate courts, superior court. Then all the lower level courts
like: probabate court, county court, municipal court and justice of the peace and police
magistrate courts
How a case is brought to the Supreme Court - ANSWERSMostly an appelate authortity
Judicial selection at the state and federal level - ANSWERSState: varies, but can be by
appointment, election or merit selection
Federal: judges are nominated by the president and confirmed by the senate
Job description and responsibilities of the actors in the courtroom workgroup -
ANSWERSThe judge: dominant figure; exerts the most influence
The prosecution: the most powerful in the administration of justice; act in the name of
the people
The defense: ensures that the gov't proves every point against their client beyond
reasonable doubt; provide counter argument
Appellate courts - ANSWERSCourts that review decisions made by lower courts such
as trial courts
Attorney-client privilege - ANSWERSA rule of evidence requiring that communications
between a client and his or her attorney be kept confidential, unless the client consents
to disclosure
Attorney general - ANSWERSThe chief law officer of a state or nation
Concurrent jurisdiction - ANSWERSThe situation that occurs when two or more courts
have the same authority to preside over the same criminal case
Courtroom workgroup - ANSWERSThe collective unit consisting of the judge,
prosecutor, defense attorney, and other court workers
Concurring opinion - ANSWERSSeparate opinions prepared by judges who support the
decision of the majority of the court but who want to clarify a particular point or to voice
disapproval of grounds on which the decision was made.
ANSWERS
, List the four functions of the courts. - ANSWERS1. The Due Process Function
2. The Crime Control Function
3. The Rehabilitation Function
4. The Bureaucratic Function
Levels of a typical state court system - ANSWERSThe highest is the state supreme
court, then intermediate appellate courts, superior court. Then all the lower level courts
like: probabate court, county court, municipal court and justice of the peace and police
magistrate courts
How a case is brought to the Supreme Court - ANSWERSMostly an appelate authortity
Judicial selection at the state and federal level - ANSWERSState: varies, but can be by
appointment, election or merit selection
Federal: judges are nominated by the president and confirmed by the senate
Job description and responsibilities of the actors in the courtroom workgroup -
ANSWERSThe judge: dominant figure; exerts the most influence
The prosecution: the most powerful in the administration of justice; act in the name of
the people
The defense: ensures that the gov't proves every point against their client beyond
reasonable doubt; provide counter argument
Appellate courts - ANSWERSCourts that review decisions made by lower courts such
as trial courts
Attorney-client privilege - ANSWERSA rule of evidence requiring that communications
between a client and his or her attorney be kept confidential, unless the client consents
to disclosure
Attorney general - ANSWERSThe chief law officer of a state or nation
Concurrent jurisdiction - ANSWERSThe situation that occurs when two or more courts
have the same authority to preside over the same criminal case
Courtroom workgroup - ANSWERSThe collective unit consisting of the judge,
prosecutor, defense attorney, and other court workers
Concurring opinion - ANSWERSSeparate opinions prepared by judges who support the
decision of the majority of the court but who want to clarify a particular point or to voice
disapproval of grounds on which the decision was made.
