TLETA Week 1 Exam 2026/2027 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
• Tennessee's state court system is an offspring of ______ interpretation. -✓✓ North
Carolina
• "The judges of the supreme, appellate, chancery, circuit, general sessions, and
juvenile courts throughout the state, judicial commissioners and county executives in
those officer's respective counties" = ? -✓✓ magistrate
• What officials are magistrates? -✓✓ judges, judicial commissioners
• No person can be committed to prison on any criminal matter without first being
examined by a _________. -✓✓ magistrate
• "A warrant of commitment to prison in writing" = ? -✓✓ mittimus
• "Written statement signed and sworn to before an official, saying the
who/what/when/where of the offense" = ? -✓✓ affidavit
• "Written order commanding that a person be arrested" = ? -✓✓ warrant
• What is a preliminary hearing screening for? -✓✓ probable cause
• Is a preliminary hearing a constitutional right or a statutory right? -✓✓ not
constitutional, generally statutory
• All felonies and misdemeanors are _______ offenses. -✓✓ indictable
• "Knowing the difference between right and wrong" = ? -✓✓ Ethics
• What is common law? -✓✓ a collection of philosophies
• Name the steps in the state court system. -✓✓ 1. arrest (magistrate examination), 2.
general sessions, 3. grand jury, 4. trail, 5. appeal
• Name the two types of state supreme appeals. -✓✓ criminal and civil
• Where are minor citations normally handled? -✓✓ in general sessions court
• Where are federal felony misdemeanors normally handled? -✓✓ screened by General
Sessions court, then either dropped or passed up the ladder
,• Do 1st offenders normally go to trial? -✓✓ No, normally only if they're a repeat
offender or it was a violent crime. Otherwise it's normally a plea deal.
• Shortly after the mittimus is created, what will be produced documenting your claim? -
✓✓ a warrant
• If the Grand Jury determines you have probable cause, they issue a _________. -✓✓
true bill
• "Any crime in which the potential punishment is 1 year or more in the state
penitentiary" = ? -✓✓ felony
• "A monetary amount that provides assurance that the offender will come back for
court" = ? -✓✓ bail
• Is bail always allowed? -✓✓ while all offenses are technically bail-able offenses,
sometimes bond isn't allowed when the offender is too dangerous
• What kind of right is a preliminary hearing? -✓✓ a statutory right, not a constitutional
right
• "Any crime in which the potential punishment is less than 1 year" = ? -✓✓
misdemeanor
• What rights do convicted felons lose? -✓✓ the right to vote, bear arms, run for office,
etc.
• How many levels of felony are there in TN? -✓✓ 5
• Class A felony? -✓✓ 15-60 years, $50,000 fine
• "An accusation in writing presented by the grand jury of the county, charging a person"
= ? -✓✓ indictment
• What makes up a grand jury? -✓✓ 12 jurors and 1 foreperson appointed by judge (13
people total)
• "An indictment approved by grand jury" = ? -✓✓ true bill
• "Written document from grand jury authorizing arrest" = ? -✓✓ capias
, • "Stage of the proceeding where the defendant first appears before court with
jurisdiction to try case, when the charge is read, plea is given, and bond is set" = ? -✓✓
arraignment
• Class B felony? -✓✓ 8-30 years, up to $25,000 fine
• Class C felony? -✓✓ 3-15 years, up to $10,000 fine
• Class D felony? -✓✓ 2-12 years, up to $5000 fine
• Class E felony? -✓✓ 1-6 years, up to $3000 fine
• How many classes of misdemeanor are in TN? -✓✓ 3
• Class A misdemeanor? -✓✓ 11 months 29 days, fine up to $2500
• Class B misdemeanor? -✓✓ up to 6 months or a fine up to $500 or both
• Class C misdemeanor? -✓✓ up to 30 days or $50 fine or both
• Which amendment do we primarily deal with? -✓✓ 4th amendment
• Amendment dealing with freedom of speech/religion/press? -✓✓ 1st amendment
• Amendment dealing with the right to bear arms? -✓✓ 2nd amendment
• Amendment protecting against governmental search of property without probable
cause/warrant? -✓✓ 4th amendment
• Amendment that protects the right to life, liberty, and property, saying it can't be taken
away without due process of law (aka day in court)? -✓✓ 5th amendment
• Amendment that guarantees your right to a speedy trial by randomly chosen peers,
right to a lawyer, etc.? -✓✓ 6th amendment
• Amendment that prohibits excessive fines and cruel/unusual punishment? -✓✓ 8th
amendment
• Amendment that allows states to make their own laws? -✓✓ 14th amendment
• Are eyewitness testimonies reliable? -✓✓ NO, very unreliable
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
• Tennessee's state court system is an offspring of ______ interpretation. -✓✓ North
Carolina
• "The judges of the supreme, appellate, chancery, circuit, general sessions, and
juvenile courts throughout the state, judicial commissioners and county executives in
those officer's respective counties" = ? -✓✓ magistrate
• What officials are magistrates? -✓✓ judges, judicial commissioners
• No person can be committed to prison on any criminal matter without first being
examined by a _________. -✓✓ magistrate
• "A warrant of commitment to prison in writing" = ? -✓✓ mittimus
• "Written statement signed and sworn to before an official, saying the
who/what/when/where of the offense" = ? -✓✓ affidavit
• "Written order commanding that a person be arrested" = ? -✓✓ warrant
• What is a preliminary hearing screening for? -✓✓ probable cause
• Is a preliminary hearing a constitutional right or a statutory right? -✓✓ not
constitutional, generally statutory
• All felonies and misdemeanors are _______ offenses. -✓✓ indictable
• "Knowing the difference between right and wrong" = ? -✓✓ Ethics
• What is common law? -✓✓ a collection of philosophies
• Name the steps in the state court system. -✓✓ 1. arrest (magistrate examination), 2.
general sessions, 3. grand jury, 4. trail, 5. appeal
• Name the two types of state supreme appeals. -✓✓ criminal and civil
• Where are minor citations normally handled? -✓✓ in general sessions court
• Where are federal felony misdemeanors normally handled? -✓✓ screened by General
Sessions court, then either dropped or passed up the ladder
,• Do 1st offenders normally go to trial? -✓✓ No, normally only if they're a repeat
offender or it was a violent crime. Otherwise it's normally a plea deal.
• Shortly after the mittimus is created, what will be produced documenting your claim? -
✓✓ a warrant
• If the Grand Jury determines you have probable cause, they issue a _________. -✓✓
true bill
• "Any crime in which the potential punishment is 1 year or more in the state
penitentiary" = ? -✓✓ felony
• "A monetary amount that provides assurance that the offender will come back for
court" = ? -✓✓ bail
• Is bail always allowed? -✓✓ while all offenses are technically bail-able offenses,
sometimes bond isn't allowed when the offender is too dangerous
• What kind of right is a preliminary hearing? -✓✓ a statutory right, not a constitutional
right
• "Any crime in which the potential punishment is less than 1 year" = ? -✓✓
misdemeanor
• What rights do convicted felons lose? -✓✓ the right to vote, bear arms, run for office,
etc.
• How many levels of felony are there in TN? -✓✓ 5
• Class A felony? -✓✓ 15-60 years, $50,000 fine
• "An accusation in writing presented by the grand jury of the county, charging a person"
= ? -✓✓ indictment
• What makes up a grand jury? -✓✓ 12 jurors and 1 foreperson appointed by judge (13
people total)
• "An indictment approved by grand jury" = ? -✓✓ true bill
• "Written document from grand jury authorizing arrest" = ? -✓✓ capias
, • "Stage of the proceeding where the defendant first appears before court with
jurisdiction to try case, when the charge is read, plea is given, and bond is set" = ? -✓✓
arraignment
• Class B felony? -✓✓ 8-30 years, up to $25,000 fine
• Class C felony? -✓✓ 3-15 years, up to $10,000 fine
• Class D felony? -✓✓ 2-12 years, up to $5000 fine
• Class E felony? -✓✓ 1-6 years, up to $3000 fine
• How many classes of misdemeanor are in TN? -✓✓ 3
• Class A misdemeanor? -✓✓ 11 months 29 days, fine up to $2500
• Class B misdemeanor? -✓✓ up to 6 months or a fine up to $500 or both
• Class C misdemeanor? -✓✓ up to 30 days or $50 fine or both
• Which amendment do we primarily deal with? -✓✓ 4th amendment
• Amendment dealing with freedom of speech/religion/press? -✓✓ 1st amendment
• Amendment dealing with the right to bear arms? -✓✓ 2nd amendment
• Amendment protecting against governmental search of property without probable
cause/warrant? -✓✓ 4th amendment
• Amendment that protects the right to life, liberty, and property, saying it can't be taken
away without due process of law (aka day in court)? -✓✓ 5th amendment
• Amendment that guarantees your right to a speedy trial by randomly chosen peers,
right to a lawyer, etc.? -✓✓ 6th amendment
• Amendment that prohibits excessive fines and cruel/unusual punishment? -✓✓ 8th
amendment
• Amendment that allows states to make their own laws? -✓✓ 14th amendment
• Are eyewitness testimonies reliable? -✓✓ NO, very unreliable
