Fuller, Introduction to Criminal Justice: A Brief Edition Student Resources

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

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. The Supreme Court can review any case it wishes.

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

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

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

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. Juvenile courts operate differently than state criminal courts.

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

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

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

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