Author Question: The litigation involving four police officers accused of beating Rodney King illustrates the fact ... (Read 138 times)

oliviahorn72 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

The litigation involving four police officers accused of beating Rodney King illustrates the fact that

A) some defendants are tried in both state and federal courts.
B) some cases can be tried only in state courts.
C) civil rights cases can be tried only in federal courts.
D) one level of government can block the prosecutions of another.
E) cases cannot be appealed across the state and federal judiciary.

Question 2

If California and Arizona sue each other over water usage from the Colorado River, the case can be heard only

A) by the federal waters rights court.
B) by the Supreme Court.
C) by the high courts in both states.
D) by the U.S. Justice Department.
E) by a high court of a state not involved in the case.