Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Personal jurisdiction refers to the authority of a court over a particular subject.
2. State courts are the “workhorses” of the American judicial system.
3. Magistrate judges are on a lower judicial level than are appellate court justices.
4. Courts of appeals hear only criminal appeals.
5. Congress has the authority to change the number of justices on the Supreme Court.


1. False
2. False
3. True
4. False
5.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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English police officers were originally called "bobbies" because:

A. their heads often bobbed up and down as they rode the streets of London on horses. B. Sir Robert (Bobbie) Peel was responsible for their creation. C. an inordinately large number of the original London metropolitan police force was named Bobbie. D. they are trained to bob their head whenever a member of the royal family came into view.

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Modus operandi (MO) is:

a. A Latin term meaning “mode of the crime” b. A Latin term meaning literally “method of procedure” c. A description of why the crime occurred d. A description of the offender’s motivation

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The crime control paradigm of policing is most consistent with ethical formalism

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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