AAERT ACTUAL TEST BANK Questions with Correct Answers
(Grade A+)
Question 1: adverse witness
Answer: witness whose testimony is prejudicial to case of the party calling him
Question 2: Affidavit, Affiant
Answer: witness statement of facts made under oath. An affiant signs and affidavit
Question 3: Affirm
Answer: did declare solemnly and formally although not using the form of an oath and affiant is still subject
to the penalties of perjury
Question 4: aggravating mitigating circumstances
Answer: considerations which increase are aggravate or decrease or mitigate a sentence imposed in criminal
cases under sentencing guidelines
Question 5: allocation
Answer: i formal sentence by convicted defendant as to whether there is any reason why judgment should
not be rendered against him when a sentencing bargain has been agreed to in exchange for a guilty plea the
defendant must admit guilt.
Question 6: Amendment
Answer: change / correction whether benefits you are not whether adding or subtracting
Question 7: answer / complaint
Answer: response by defendant denying plaintiff's complaint
Question 8: Arbitration
Answer: dispute mediation by impartial third party
Question 9: arraignment
Answer: bringing an accused person into court to plead to a criminal charge
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,Question 10: arrest or custody
Answer: restraint and Detention of a person suspected of a crime / temporarily holding at scene of a crime
Premiere questioning is not an arrest
Question 11: bail on recognizance
Answer: commonly Bail refers to an amount of money deposit it as a form of collateral to guarantee that a
person charged with a crime will appear in court
Question 12: bench conference
Answer: a discussion between attorneys and the judge outside the hearing of the jury or courtroom audio
such a discussion may or may not be on the record
Question 13: bench warrant
Answer: authority to find and bring to court someone who has failed to appear
Question 14: Beyond A Reasonable Doubt / preponderance of evidence
Answer: Beyond A Reasonable Doubt is the standard for conviction in a criminal trial. Preponderance of
evidence is the standard for winning in a civil matter
Question 15: Bifurcations
Answer: trial of certain issues separately as guilt / penalty or complaint/ damages
Question 16: black letter law
Answer: basic principles of law especially when published in statutes
Question 17: Black's Law Dictionary
Answer: a standard legal reference work including abbreviations and other matters
Question 18: briefs
Answer: paper submitted by attorneys either pre or post trial, explaining or defending their clients position
Question 19: burden of proof / standard of evidence
Answer: the obligation to provide affirmative affirmative proof on an issue. The standard of evidence is
how much evidence or what type of it evidence is needed to bear that burden
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, Question 20: calendar
Answer: Court schedule
Question 21: case in Chief
Answer: primary presentation of evidence by a party
Question 22: case law
Answer: printed discussions and opinions of appellate jurisdiction
Question 23: cause of action
Answer: situation causing a lawsuit
Question 24: certiorati, writ of
Answer: an appellate court order especially from the Supreme Court, granting a hearing to an appellant. If a
hearing is granted, the lower court is ordered to provide a certified record of the case for the appellate judges
to review
Question 25: chain of custody
Answer: record showing proper maintenance of "real" evidence such as seized narcotics or weapons as
opposed to me or
Question 26: challenge
Answer: objection to having someone serve as a juror. A challenge maybe for cause as when the person
does not speak English or preemptory with no reason given
Question 27: Chambers
Answer: a judge's office within a courthouse
Question 28: charge to the jury
Answer: instructions from the judge concerning the law which governs a case
Question 29: chattel
Answer: an article of personal or movable property
Question 30: Circuit Court of Appeals
Answer: Federal appellate level immediately below Supreme Court
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(Grade A+)
Question 1: adverse witness
Answer: witness whose testimony is prejudicial to case of the party calling him
Question 2: Affidavit, Affiant
Answer: witness statement of facts made under oath. An affiant signs and affidavit
Question 3: Affirm
Answer: did declare solemnly and formally although not using the form of an oath and affiant is still subject
to the penalties of perjury
Question 4: aggravating mitigating circumstances
Answer: considerations which increase are aggravate or decrease or mitigate a sentence imposed in criminal
cases under sentencing guidelines
Question 5: allocation
Answer: i formal sentence by convicted defendant as to whether there is any reason why judgment should
not be rendered against him when a sentencing bargain has been agreed to in exchange for a guilty plea the
defendant must admit guilt.
Question 6: Amendment
Answer: change / correction whether benefits you are not whether adding or subtracting
Question 7: answer / complaint
Answer: response by defendant denying plaintiff's complaint
Question 8: Arbitration
Answer: dispute mediation by impartial third party
Question 9: arraignment
Answer: bringing an accused person into court to plead to a criminal charge
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,Question 10: arrest or custody
Answer: restraint and Detention of a person suspected of a crime / temporarily holding at scene of a crime
Premiere questioning is not an arrest
Question 11: bail on recognizance
Answer: commonly Bail refers to an amount of money deposit it as a form of collateral to guarantee that a
person charged with a crime will appear in court
Question 12: bench conference
Answer: a discussion between attorneys and the judge outside the hearing of the jury or courtroom audio
such a discussion may or may not be on the record
Question 13: bench warrant
Answer: authority to find and bring to court someone who has failed to appear
Question 14: Beyond A Reasonable Doubt / preponderance of evidence
Answer: Beyond A Reasonable Doubt is the standard for conviction in a criminal trial. Preponderance of
evidence is the standard for winning in a civil matter
Question 15: Bifurcations
Answer: trial of certain issues separately as guilt / penalty or complaint/ damages
Question 16: black letter law
Answer: basic principles of law especially when published in statutes
Question 17: Black's Law Dictionary
Answer: a standard legal reference work including abbreviations and other matters
Question 18: briefs
Answer: paper submitted by attorneys either pre or post trial, explaining or defending their clients position
Question 19: burden of proof / standard of evidence
Answer: the obligation to provide affirmative affirmative proof on an issue. The standard of evidence is
how much evidence or what type of it evidence is needed to bear that burden
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, Question 20: calendar
Answer: Court schedule
Question 21: case in Chief
Answer: primary presentation of evidence by a party
Question 22: case law
Answer: printed discussions and opinions of appellate jurisdiction
Question 23: cause of action
Answer: situation causing a lawsuit
Question 24: certiorati, writ of
Answer: an appellate court order especially from the Supreme Court, granting a hearing to an appellant. If a
hearing is granted, the lower court is ordered to provide a certified record of the case for the appellate judges
to review
Question 25: chain of custody
Answer: record showing proper maintenance of "real" evidence such as seized narcotics or weapons as
opposed to me or
Question 26: challenge
Answer: objection to having someone serve as a juror. A challenge maybe for cause as when the person
does not speak English or preemptory with no reason given
Question 27: Chambers
Answer: a judge's office within a courthouse
Question 28: charge to the jury
Answer: instructions from the judge concerning the law which governs a case
Question 29: chattel
Answer: an article of personal or movable property
Question 30: Circuit Court of Appeals
Answer: Federal appellate level immediately below Supreme Court
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