The United States Supreme Court has no direct jurisdiction over matters of state law
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
COMMENT: An exception is pendent jurisdiction, but this basic point is important and is part of
the incorporation conundrum that many students have difficulty understanding. The contrasting
rule is that the Supreme Court may decide federal questions that arise in state courts.
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The Community Patrol Officer Program (CPOP) was instituted in 1984 in:
a. New York City c. Los Angeles b. Denver d. Miami
According to a recent California Savings and Loan Commissioner:
a. “You can’t own a bank and rob it at the same time.” b. “Banks rob more robbers than robbers rob banks.” c. “Owners of banks encourage bank robbery because they are so rich.” d. “The best way to rob a bank is to own one.”
The revitalized juvenile justice approach to delinquency control represents a form of ______ programming that might help to reintegrate troubled youth into mainstream society rather than further isolate and alienate them.
A. community B. educational C. socioeconomic D. psychological
Prisoners' right to due process requires that they a. be allowed to conduct religious services
b. be given food and medical care. c. have access to television and recreation. d. have hearings when charged with serious disciplinary infractions.