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Chapter 1 : 1-5
Chapter 2 : 6-10
Chapter 3 : 11-15
Chapter 4 : 16-20
Chapter 5 : 21-25
Chapter 6 : 26-30
Chapter 7 : 31-35
Chapter 8 : 36-40
Chapter 9 : 41-45
Chapter 10 : 46-50
Chapter 11 : 51-55
Chapter 12 : 56-60
Chapter 13 : 61-65
Chapter 14 : 66-70
Chapter 15 : 71-75
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According to the textbook, why is Ruben Castillo referred to as Judge Castillo instead of Justice Castillo?
Federal court judges are addressed as judges, and the Supreme Court judges are addressed as justices.
Judge Castillo reported that he was behind by 1,300 cases due to budget cuts. As a federal judge, he is the only judge in the courtroom when hearing a case, which is an enormous workload. The U.S. Supreme Court hears less than 100 cases each year. How do they always decide cases?
en banc
Judge Castillo's decisions in the court room are of long-lasting importance because of which principle? This principle holds that when a court has decided on a principle of law within a set of facts, all courts under the same jurisdiction will apply this principle to similar future cases.
stare decisis
By delaying 1,300 cases as Judge Castillo did in this case, which of the following amendments was being violated the most?
Sixth Amendment
Judge Castillo declared some of his employees as essential even after he was warned that doing so was against the law. What term found in Chapter 1 means "no man is above the law"?
rule of law
Which of the following is the truest about a sequestration of a jury?
Sequestration is likelier to happen if the case involves someone very famous as opposed to a case involving an average citizen.
Which of the following would be considered an advantage for the court in sequestering a jury?
Sequestering a jury could decrease the likelihood for a mistrial.
Which of the following is the truest statement?
When sequestering a jury, the government is responsible to providing hotel rooms.
The video mentioned two different trials. What was the connection between the two trials that were discussed in the video?
The Casey Anthony trial had received massive coverage, which tended to show what would likely happen in the Conrad Murry case.
Besides hotel rooms and meals, what other normal expense is incurred by sequestering a jury?
security
What court was this trial most likely held in?
California court of general jurisdiction
Detective Fuhrman said in his testimony that he had enough probable cause to get a warrant, but he didn't feel he had time to get one. This exception to the warrant requirement is called exigency, which was already decided as allowable in a past Supreme Court case. Using decisions from past cases is known as the principle of __________.
stare decisis
Detective Fuhrman was required to follow certain rules when conducting the search that was discussed in the video. The term for these rules is __________.
the rule of law
The testimony in this video was mostly about issues that are covered in which amendment?
Fourth Amendment
There is a controversary over incorporation. The issue is whether the Bill of Rights protects the public only against violations of rights by federal officials or whether it also protects against violations of rights by state officials. If the Court were to decide on this search consistent with the way they have been deciding these issues for the last 8 years, which approach would they be employing?
selective incorporation