Affording legal services

Question 1 

It is the primary function of this person to decide, on behalf of the United States, which cases will and will not be presented to the U.S. Supreme Court for review.

 

U.S. attorney general

 

U.S. attorneys

 

U.S. solicitor general

 

state attorneys general

Question 2 

People who cannot afford legal services or have trouble affording legal services for their upcoming trial are called:

 

pro bono publico

 

pro tempore

 

pro se litigants

 

quid pro quo

Question 3 

Those who prosecute persons accused of violating state criminal statutes are commonly known as

 

public defenders.

 

assigned counsel.

 

general counsels.

 

district attorneys.

Question 4 

In 1870, Christopher Columbus Langdell was appointed dean of the law school at this university where he introduced the case method of teaching.

 

Yale

 

William and Mary

 

Harvard

 

the University of Virginia

Question 5 

Because they consider free assistance a professional obligation, many lawyers provide services _______.

 

pro forma

 

pro bono publico

 

pro se

 

pro tempore

Question 6 

Lawyers are least likely to do this.

 

spend time counseling their   clients about the proper course of action

 

draft documents—such as contracts,   wills, deeds, and leases—for their clients.

 

engage in negotiations (such as   plea bargains or pretrial settlements).

 

argue cases in a courtroom.

Question 7 

After being appointed and serving for a short period of time, the newly appointed judge in a merit selection system must run in a ____ election in order to remain on the bench.

 

partisan

 

retention

 

nonpartisan

 

reclamation