Police (Blank) in the United States is closely tied to the concept of the rule of law. correct
answers accountability
What clause of the Fourteenth Amendment was the vehicle for incorporation of rights against the
states? correct answers due process
The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment was the vehicle for incorporation of rights
against the states? T/F correct answers True
In a case citation, the name of the parties is called the: correct answers case title
The U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review was correct
answers Marbury v. Madison
Stare decisis is the principle that: correct answers new cases should be decided in a fashion
consistent with the law established in prior cases
The number of U.S. Supreme Court Justice votes required to win a case in the U.S. Supreme
Court when all nine justices are voting is: correct answers five
Frank has been arrested for sexual assault of a twelve-year-old girl. A neighbor saw him
committing the act in the back of his car. The neighbor called police, who arrived promptly, to
find him still in the back of the car with the girl. The police apprehended him and took him to the
city police station, where detectives are now gathering all the information to prepare to take to
the local prosecutor for charges to be filed.
The police want to search his home for any evidence that may aid in his prosecution. Which
amendment to the U.S. Constitution applies to any search? correct answers Fourth
,The term stare decisis refers to a higher court's reversal of a lower court's decision. T/F correct
answers False
The number of U.S. Supreme Court Justices was set at nine in the U.S. Constitution. T/F correct
answers False
The U.S. Supreme Court does not have original jurisdiction in any cases. T/F correct answers
False
The rights to speedy, public and jury trials, and to confront adverse witnesses are found in the
_____ Amendment. correct answers Sixth
A majority of cases get to the Supreme Court from the lower courts on a: correct answers writ of
certiorari
The number of justices that must agree in order for a case to be heard on its merits by the U.S.
Supreme Court is: correct answers four
The trial court in the federal system is the _____ court. correct answers district
Toby has been arrested for robbery of a local convenience store, by an officer that pulled up in
her patrol car, observed Toby run out of the store carrying a gun and a sack of something that
jiggled. She drew her weapon, and yelled at him to stop. He stopped and dropped the weapon.
She handcuffed Toby, talked to the store clerk, and called the sergeant on her radio. She then
took him to the local police station. After preparing her written report, she drove to the county
seat, talked to the prosecutor, and then appeared before the magistrate judge to obtain an arrest
warrant.
What are the three time frames or stages of criminal procedure in this case? correct answers
Before trial, during trial, after trial
, The written accusation prepared by a prosecutor is called a/an: correct answers information
The person who decides and imposes sentences in most states is: correct answers The Judge
A question that suggests to the witness the desired answer is known as a: correct answers leading
question
Shortly after arrest, the person will be brought before a magistrate or judge to be given warnings
and have bail set. This proceeding is called the: correct answers initial appearance, presentment,
or arraignment on the warrant
Defendants are entitled to a lawyer at plea bargaining under the ________ Amendment. correct
answers Sixth
Of the three general pleas in modern criminal justice practice, which plea specifically protects a
defendant in a civil trial? correct answers nolo contendre
The procedure by which law enforcement officials record facts about the arrest together with
information concerning the identification of the suspect and other pertinent facts is called:
correct answers booking
A venire is a/an: correct answers assembled group of perspective jurors
Toby has been arrested for robbery of a local convenience store, by an officer that pulled up in
her patrol car, observed Toby run out of the store carrying a gun and a sack of something that
jiggled. She drew her weapon, and yelled at him to stop. He stopped and dropped the weapon.
She handcuffed Toby, talked to the store clerk, and called the sergeant on her radio. She then
took him to the local police station. After preparing her written report, she drove to the county
seat, talked to the prosecutor, and then appeared before the magistrate judge to obtain an arrest
warrant.