eXAM 2

Question 1

Structure of the State and Federal Court System

Answer 1

Trial Court, Intermediate Court of Appeals, Supreme Court

Question 2

Highest Court in a State

Answer 2

Court of Last Resort (State Supreme Court)

Question 3

Intermediate Courts are also called

Answer 3

Court of Appeals

Question 4

What kind of jurisdiction do intermediate appellate courts have?

Answer 4

Mandatory jurisdiction, they are focused on error correction

Question 5

What kind of jurisdiction do Courts of Last Resort (State Supreme Courts) have?

Answer 5

Discretionary jurisdiction, more interested in policy making

Question 6

How are judges selected?

Answer 6

partisan election, non-partisan election, appointment, merit selection aka assisted appointment

Question 7

Partisan election

Answer 7

when a candidate for public office is required to declare his or her political party allegiance

Question 8

Non-partisan election

Answer 8

an election when no declaration of political party allegiance is allowed by the jurisdiction holding the election

Question 9

Merit Selection

Answer 9

a process by which the governor appoints state judges with help from a nominating commission or board

Question 10

Legal Formalism

Answer 10

the idea that judges merely apply legal rules to case facts to determine outcomes

Question 11

Legal Realism

Answer 11

argues that judges are influenced by a wide number of factors including psychological, social, and political forces