The U.S. Supreme Court may review a criminal conviction that has already been reviewed by a U.S. Court of Appeals by issuing a writ of _________________
a. certiorari
b. error
c. mandamus
d. prohibition
A
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A. Self-defense B. Duress C. Insanity D. Entrapment
The ______ presents the first opening statement in a criminal trial.
A. judge B. prosecutor C. defense attorney D. defendant
Lupe is detained for shoplifting. While she is in custody, officials discover that she is an undocumented alien. It is most likely that she will be ______.
A. released because U.S. laws do not apply to her B. tried according to the same procedures as U.S. citizens C. immediately sent to federal prison D. transferred to the custody of federal immigration authorities
Which of the following statements is true regarding the Supreme Court?
A) Ideology has little to do with the ways Supreme Court justices rule on issues. B) Whoever wins the 2016 presidential election will have little impact on the makeup of the Supreme Court. C) In 2005 President George W. Bush appointed two new justices to the Supreme Court. D) President Obama has thus far appointed one new justice to the Supreme Court, Elana Kagan. E) President Bush's appointees have generally viewed as sympathetic to the rights of the criminal defendant.