Chapter 07 True/False Self-Quiz

. The U.S. court system is very orderly and easy to understand.

. The Supreme Court can review any case it wishes.

. Appellate courts are responsible for ensuring correct application of substantive law.

. The U.S. criminal court system is not an adversarial process.

. Unlike other countries, the United States has no centralized court system.

. Juvenile courts operate differently than state criminal courts.

. The jury trial developed in the 13th century because the Roman Catholic church forbade priests to participate in trials by ordeal.

. The development of English courts between the 11th and 18th centuries provided the foundation for the courts of the United States.

. The courts are in a supremely powerful position within the criminal justice system.

. Trials by ordeal depended on divine intervention to demonstrate the innocence of the accused.

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