COURT SYSTEMS EXAM 3 REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
In United States v. Ceccolini, the Court created the so-called __________. Here they
observed that witnesses "can, and often do, come forward and offer evidence entirely of
their own volition." - Correct Answers -Independent source exception
Which of the following occurs after the police develop probable cause that the suspect
committed a crime and/or they obtain an arrest warrant issued by a judicial magistrate?
- Correct Answers -Arrest
Which of the following occurs when the court collects a deposit from the individual being
released in order to ensure that he or she appears for later scheduled hearings? -
Correct Answers -Bail
In this case, the Supreme Court upheld a statute that provided for detention of juveniles
who posed a "serious risk" of committing a crime while on release. - Correct Answers -
Schall v. Marting
The list of grand jury members is known as the: - Correct Answers -Venire
Which of the following has been defined by the Supreme Court as more than bare
suspicion? - Correct Answers -Probable cause
In Wong Sun v. United States, the Court created the "attenuation," or __________ to
the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine. - Correct Answers -Purged taint exception
One alternative bail release mechanism is "__________," a system in which the
defendant pays a percentage of the bail amount to the court. - Correct Answers -
Deposit bail
Which amendment states: "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise
infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury"? - Correct
Answers -Fifth
Which of the following is formally defined as the requirement that evidence obtained in
violation of the Constitution during an illegal arrest, search, or other process cannot be
used in a criminal trial? - Correct Answers -Exclusionary rule
, In the 1884 decision of Hurtado v. California, the Supreme Court stated that indictment
by a grand jury is not a right guaranteed by the Due Process clause of which
amendment? - Correct Answers -Fourteenth
Which of the following consists of recording the identity of the arrestee, the time of the
arrest, the offense involved, and other relevant information? - Correct Answers -Booking
Which of the following means that the accused is released with the assumption that he
or she will show up for scheduled court hearings? - Correct Answers -Release on
recognizance
In Weeks v. United States, the Court relied solely on which amendment as a basis for
exclusion? - Correct Answers -Fourth
Under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, a "regular" grand jury cannot serve for
a period longer than: - Correct Answers -18 months
In this case, the Supreme Court held that the Fourth Amendment also requires a so-
called probable cause hearing either before or promptly after arrest. - Correct Answers -
Gerstein v. Pugh
In this 1961 case, the Supreme Court decided that the exclusionary rule applied to the
states. - Correct Answers -Mapp v. Ohio
Which of the following is a written accusation submitted to the court by a prosecutor,
alleging that a specified person(s) has committed a specified offense? - Correct
Answers -Information
In 1970, the District of Columbia passed the first __________ statute, which authorized
denial of bail to "dangerous" persons charged with certain offenses for up to 60 days. -
Correct Answers -Preventive detention
Which of the following refers to a formal, written accusation submitted to the court by a
grand jury, alleging that a specified person(s) has committed a specified offense(s),
usually a felony? - Correct Answers -Indictment
A disparity refers to a difference, but one that does not necessarily involve: - Correct
Answers -discrimination
Which of the following was a far-reaching decision that brought executions to a halt and
"emptied death rows across the country"? - Correct Answers -Furman v. Georgia
The Human Rights Watch reported that blacks constituted what percentage of all drug
offenders admitted to state prisons in 1996? - Correct Answers -63%
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
In United States v. Ceccolini, the Court created the so-called __________. Here they
observed that witnesses "can, and often do, come forward and offer evidence entirely of
their own volition." - Correct Answers -Independent source exception
Which of the following occurs after the police develop probable cause that the suspect
committed a crime and/or they obtain an arrest warrant issued by a judicial magistrate?
- Correct Answers -Arrest
Which of the following occurs when the court collects a deposit from the individual being
released in order to ensure that he or she appears for later scheduled hearings? -
Correct Answers -Bail
In this case, the Supreme Court upheld a statute that provided for detention of juveniles
who posed a "serious risk" of committing a crime while on release. - Correct Answers -
Schall v. Marting
The list of grand jury members is known as the: - Correct Answers -Venire
Which of the following has been defined by the Supreme Court as more than bare
suspicion? - Correct Answers -Probable cause
In Wong Sun v. United States, the Court created the "attenuation," or __________ to
the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine. - Correct Answers -Purged taint exception
One alternative bail release mechanism is "__________," a system in which the
defendant pays a percentage of the bail amount to the court. - Correct Answers -
Deposit bail
Which amendment states: "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise
infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury"? - Correct
Answers -Fifth
Which of the following is formally defined as the requirement that evidence obtained in
violation of the Constitution during an illegal arrest, search, or other process cannot be
used in a criminal trial? - Correct Answers -Exclusionary rule
, In the 1884 decision of Hurtado v. California, the Supreme Court stated that indictment
by a grand jury is not a right guaranteed by the Due Process clause of which
amendment? - Correct Answers -Fourteenth
Which of the following consists of recording the identity of the arrestee, the time of the
arrest, the offense involved, and other relevant information? - Correct Answers -Booking
Which of the following means that the accused is released with the assumption that he
or she will show up for scheduled court hearings? - Correct Answers -Release on
recognizance
In Weeks v. United States, the Court relied solely on which amendment as a basis for
exclusion? - Correct Answers -Fourth
Under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, a "regular" grand jury cannot serve for
a period longer than: - Correct Answers -18 months
In this case, the Supreme Court held that the Fourth Amendment also requires a so-
called probable cause hearing either before or promptly after arrest. - Correct Answers -
Gerstein v. Pugh
In this 1961 case, the Supreme Court decided that the exclusionary rule applied to the
states. - Correct Answers -Mapp v. Ohio
Which of the following is a written accusation submitted to the court by a prosecutor,
alleging that a specified person(s) has committed a specified offense? - Correct
Answers -Information
In 1970, the District of Columbia passed the first __________ statute, which authorized
denial of bail to "dangerous" persons charged with certain offenses for up to 60 days. -
Correct Answers -Preventive detention
Which of the following refers to a formal, written accusation submitted to the court by a
grand jury, alleging that a specified person(s) has committed a specified offense(s),
usually a felony? - Correct Answers -Indictment
A disparity refers to a difference, but one that does not necessarily involve: - Correct
Answers -discrimination
Which of the following was a far-reaching decision that brought executions to a halt and
"emptied death rows across the country"? - Correct Answers -Furman v. Georgia
The Human Rights Watch reported that blacks constituted what percentage of all drug
offenders admitted to state prisons in 1996? - Correct Answers -63%
