The federal court system has three tiers. Which courts are the trial courts of the federal system?
a. U.S. district courts
b. Intermediate federal courts of appeals
c. The U.S. Supreme Court
d. All courts in the federal system are trial courts.
A
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a. True b. False
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a. took a narrow view of the Habeas Corpus Act of 1867. b. took a broad view of the Habeas Corpus Act of 1867. c. declared the Habeas Corpus Act of 1867 unconstitutional. d. did not decide any cases dealing with the Habeas Corpus Act of 1867 .
A(n) __________ is a statement by a judge, expressing the reasons for the court's decision in a case
a. jurisdiction b. dissent c. opinion d. docket
Which of the following is not an argument for the death penalty?
a. Use of discretion b. Incapacitation c. Deterrence d. Proportional to the crime