Explain the difference between the solicitor general and a U.S. attorney.

What will be an ideal response?


The solicitor general argues all cases that involve the U.S. government before the U.S. Supreme Court. Appeals to the Court are coordinated by the Office of the Solicitor General; with few exceptions, all government agencies must get authorization from the solicitor general before an appeal to Court may be filed. U.S. attorneys, in contrast, are the prosecutors in cases where defendants are charged with criminal offenses at the federal level. They also work on civil cases where the U.S. government is a party to a lawsuit (i.e., as either the defendant or the plaintiff).

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Organizations are the same in terms of size, structure and purpose

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Duplication of efforts in crime control by various government agencies has labeled the criminal justice system as a(n) ______________________

a. non-system model b. adversarial model c. systematic model d. limited model

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Packer's crime control model focuses on which of the following?

A. legal guilt B. factual guilt C. societal guilt D. individual guilt

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In practice, most judges seek some balance between rehabilitation and __________ management

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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