Intro to Criminal Justice: Chapter 8
Questions and answers with complete
solutions
Dual court system – ANSWER The court system in the United States, consisting of one
system of state and local courts, and another system of federal courts
Jurisdiction – ANSWER The authority of a court to hear and decide cases
Original jurisdiction – ANSWER The authority of a court to hear a case when it is first
brought to court.
Appellate jurisdiction – ANSWER The power of a court to review a case for errors of a
law.
General jurisdiction – ANSWER The power of a court to hear any type of case.
Special jurisdiction – ANSWER The power of a court to hear only certain kinds of cases.
Subject matter jurisdiction – ANSWER The power of a court to hear a particular type of
case.
Personal jurisdiction - ANSWERA court's authority over the parties to a lawsuit.
Writ of certiorari - ANSWERA written order, from the U.S. Supreme Court to a lower
court whose decision is being appealed, to send the records of the case forward for
review.
Writ of habeas corpus – ANSWER An order from a court to an officer of the law to
produce a prisoner in court to determine if the prisoner is being legally detained or
imprisoned.
Summary of bench trials – ANSWER Trials without a jury.
Trial de novo - ANSWERA trial in which an entire case is reheard by a trial court of
general jurisdiction because there is an appeal and there is no written transcript of the
earlier proceeding.
Due process of law – ANSWER The procedures followed by courts to ensure that a
defendant's constitutional rights are not violated.
Incapacitation – ANSWER The removal of restriction of the freedom of those found to
have violated criminal laws.
Punishment – ANSWER The imposition of a penalty for criminal wrongdoing.
Questions and answers with complete
solutions
Dual court system – ANSWER The court system in the United States, consisting of one
system of state and local courts, and another system of federal courts
Jurisdiction – ANSWER The authority of a court to hear and decide cases
Original jurisdiction – ANSWER The authority of a court to hear a case when it is first
brought to court.
Appellate jurisdiction – ANSWER The power of a court to review a case for errors of a
law.
General jurisdiction – ANSWER The power of a court to hear any type of case.
Special jurisdiction – ANSWER The power of a court to hear only certain kinds of cases.
Subject matter jurisdiction – ANSWER The power of a court to hear a particular type of
case.
Personal jurisdiction - ANSWERA court's authority over the parties to a lawsuit.
Writ of certiorari - ANSWERA written order, from the U.S. Supreme Court to a lower
court whose decision is being appealed, to send the records of the case forward for
review.
Writ of habeas corpus – ANSWER An order from a court to an officer of the law to
produce a prisoner in court to determine if the prisoner is being legally detained or
imprisoned.
Summary of bench trials – ANSWER Trials without a jury.
Trial de novo - ANSWERA trial in which an entire case is reheard by a trial court of
general jurisdiction because there is an appeal and there is no written transcript of the
earlier proceeding.
Due process of law – ANSWER The procedures followed by courts to ensure that a
defendant's constitutional rights are not violated.
Incapacitation – ANSWER The removal of restriction of the freedom of those found to
have violated criminal laws.
Punishment – ANSWER The imposition of a penalty for criminal wrongdoing.
