COPS

Question 1

Jurisdiction

Answer 1

legal authority or power of a court or government to hear and decide a case

Question 2

what amendment got violated during the Safford v. Redding

Answer 2

4th amendment

Question 3

what amendment got violated in the tinker case

Answer 3

1st

Question 4

what was the tinker case

Answer 4

students wore black armbands at school as a silent protest against the Vietnam War and were suspended

Question 5

What is the tinker test

Answer 5

a school can only limit students speech if it is disruptive or violating another students rights

Question 6

what is the safford test

Answer 6

to be searched their must be reasonable doubt, the item must be dangerous, the item has to be concealed in your undergarments

Question 7

What are the three levels of the federal court system?

Answer 7

U.S. District Courts (trial courts)

U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal

U.S. Supreme Court

Question 8

What does the U.S. District Court do?

Answer 8

They resolve disputes by determining facts and applying the law both civil and criminal cases are heard

Question 9

What does the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals do?

Answer 9

review decisions from lower federal courts to determine if the law was applied correctly and fairly

Question 10

Where do all federal trials begin?

Answer 10

U.S. District Courts.

Question 11

What types of cases are heard ONLY in federal court?

Answer 11

Bankruptcy, terrorism, kidnapping, immigration disputes, embezzlement, trade disputes, crimes crossing state lines.

Question 12

What is the highest court in New York State?

Answer 12

NY Court of Appeals.

Question 13

How do cases reach the NY Court of Appeals

Answer 13

Justices must agree to hear the appeal.

Question 14

What does Municipal Court handle?

Answer 14

City/town issues — landlord-tenant disputes, traffic violations, parking violations.

Question 15

. What does County Court handle?

Answer 15

Misdemeanors and civil disputes up to $1,000.