CJUS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Who is the paid government employee whose sole function is to represent indigent
defendants? - Answer- Public defender
Defense attorneys ensure that "effective counsel" is provided for the person accused,
as guaranteed in the ______ Amendment. - Answer- Sixth
The decision to charge a person, the types of charges, whether to consider a plea
agreement and sentencing recommendations are determined by the prosecutor. This
process is known as prosecutorial ______. - Answer- Discretion
The judge, prosecutor, and clerk are among judicial actors who all work together to
move cases through the court system as members of the ______. - Answer- Courtroom
work group
What is the function of a clerk of the court? - Answer- organizing and cataloging all of
the paperwork generated during a trial
What are the two categories of affirmative defenses? - Answer- Justifications and
excuses
If a person argues that they should not be held criminally responsible because they had
to commit the crime as the result of an emergency situation, which type of justification
defense are they asserting? - Answer- Necessity
Who has the burden of proof when a person asserts an affirmative defense for engaging
in criminal conduct? - Answer- The defense
The "right-wrong" test of legal insanity is the standard in most states for people who
plan on asserting a justification defense. - Answer- False
Which of the following is a factor considered by a judge when evaluating a person for
probation? - Answer- Whether a weapon was used
Parole board members typically take into account the needs of and dangers to victims
of crime when making parole determinations. - Answer- True
, Which of the following is a short-term jail program that places people in quasi-military
programs to instill discipline and work ethic? - Answer- first-generation boot camps
Home detention and electronic monitoring are considered what type of sanction? -
Answer- Intermediate
Which of the following is considered a risk factor for recidivism? - Answer- antisocial
behavior
What is the first step in determining how to break the cycle of recidivism? - Answer-
assess person's risk of reoffending
Jurisdiction is best defined as the geographic location of a court case. - Answer- False.
court's legal authority to hear and decide a particular kind of case.
What is the first stop for an appeal in the state courts? - Answer- intermediate court of
appeals
Which general term applies to state trial courts of limited jurisdiction, variously called
district, justice, justice of the peace, city, magistrate, or municipal courts? - Answer-
Lower courts
U.S. district court judges are nominated by the governors of their respective states. -
Answer- False
The Supreme Court is currently made up of ______ justices. - Answer- Nine
Which term applies to the intermediate court of appeals that sits between U.S. district
courts and the U.S. Supreme Court? - Answer- Circuit court
What happens at a preliminary hearing? - Answer- A judge determines whether
probable cause is sufficient against the accused to proceed to trial.
Which clerical procedure involves having the person accused fingerprinted,
photographed, and questioned? - Answer- Booking
Prosecutors and defense attorneys use which of the following to dismiss a potential
juror during the jury selection process without explanation? - Answer- peremptory
challenges
At which pretrial stage is a person asked to enter a formal plea of "guilty" or "not guilty"?
- Answer- Arraignment
A person on trial for murder offers to plead guilty to the lesser offense of manslaughter,
claiming he acted in the "heat of passion." This is an example of which type of plea
bargaining? - Answer- Charge bargaining
CORRECT ANSWERS
Who is the paid government employee whose sole function is to represent indigent
defendants? - Answer- Public defender
Defense attorneys ensure that "effective counsel" is provided for the person accused,
as guaranteed in the ______ Amendment. - Answer- Sixth
The decision to charge a person, the types of charges, whether to consider a plea
agreement and sentencing recommendations are determined by the prosecutor. This
process is known as prosecutorial ______. - Answer- Discretion
The judge, prosecutor, and clerk are among judicial actors who all work together to
move cases through the court system as members of the ______. - Answer- Courtroom
work group
What is the function of a clerk of the court? - Answer- organizing and cataloging all of
the paperwork generated during a trial
What are the two categories of affirmative defenses? - Answer- Justifications and
excuses
If a person argues that they should not be held criminally responsible because they had
to commit the crime as the result of an emergency situation, which type of justification
defense are they asserting? - Answer- Necessity
Who has the burden of proof when a person asserts an affirmative defense for engaging
in criminal conduct? - Answer- The defense
The "right-wrong" test of legal insanity is the standard in most states for people who
plan on asserting a justification defense. - Answer- False
Which of the following is a factor considered by a judge when evaluating a person for
probation? - Answer- Whether a weapon was used
Parole board members typically take into account the needs of and dangers to victims
of crime when making parole determinations. - Answer- True
, Which of the following is a short-term jail program that places people in quasi-military
programs to instill discipline and work ethic? - Answer- first-generation boot camps
Home detention and electronic monitoring are considered what type of sanction? -
Answer- Intermediate
Which of the following is considered a risk factor for recidivism? - Answer- antisocial
behavior
What is the first step in determining how to break the cycle of recidivism? - Answer-
assess person's risk of reoffending
Jurisdiction is best defined as the geographic location of a court case. - Answer- False.
court's legal authority to hear and decide a particular kind of case.
What is the first stop for an appeal in the state courts? - Answer- intermediate court of
appeals
Which general term applies to state trial courts of limited jurisdiction, variously called
district, justice, justice of the peace, city, magistrate, or municipal courts? - Answer-
Lower courts
U.S. district court judges are nominated by the governors of their respective states. -
Answer- False
The Supreme Court is currently made up of ______ justices. - Answer- Nine
Which term applies to the intermediate court of appeals that sits between U.S. district
courts and the U.S. Supreme Court? - Answer- Circuit court
What happens at a preliminary hearing? - Answer- A judge determines whether
probable cause is sufficient against the accused to proceed to trial.
Which clerical procedure involves having the person accused fingerprinted,
photographed, and questioned? - Answer- Booking
Prosecutors and defense attorneys use which of the following to dismiss a potential
juror during the jury selection process without explanation? - Answer- peremptory
challenges
At which pretrial stage is a person asked to enter a formal plea of "guilty" or "not guilty"?
- Answer- Arraignment
A person on trial for murder offers to plead guilty to the lesser offense of manslaughter,
claiming he acted in the "heat of passion." This is an example of which type of plea
bargaining? - Answer- Charge bargaining
