Introduction to Criminal Justice Chapter
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Docket - correct answer ✔✔A schedule of cases in a court.
Adversarial Process - correct answer ✔✔A term describing the manner in which U.S. criminal trial courts
operate; a system that requires two sides, a prosecution and a defense.
Bench Trial - correct answer ✔✔A trial in which a defendant waives the right to a jury trial and instead
agrees to a trial in which the judge hears and decides the case.
Inquest - correct answer ✔✔in archaic usage, considered the first type of jury that determined the
ownership of land; currently, a type of investigation
Assize of Clarendon - correct answer ✔✔A 12th-century English Law that established judicial procedure
and the grand jury system.
Charge - correct answer ✔✔Formal statement of the criminal offense the defendant is accused of.
Trial by Ordeal - correct answer ✔✔An ancient custom in which the accused was required to perform a
test that appealed to divine authority to prove guilt or innocence.
Court of the Star Chamber - correct answer ✔✔An old English court comprising the king's councilors that
was separate from common lawn courts.
Bill of Rights - correct answer ✔✔The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution, which guarantee
fundamental rights and privileges to citizens.
Jurisdiction - correct answer ✔✔The authority of the court to hear certain cases.
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Docket - correct answer ✔✔A schedule of cases in a court.
Adversarial Process - correct answer ✔✔A term describing the manner in which U.S. criminal trial courts
operate; a system that requires two sides, a prosecution and a defense.
Bench Trial - correct answer ✔✔A trial in which a defendant waives the right to a jury trial and instead
agrees to a trial in which the judge hears and decides the case.
Inquest - correct answer ✔✔in archaic usage, considered the first type of jury that determined the
ownership of land; currently, a type of investigation
Assize of Clarendon - correct answer ✔✔A 12th-century English Law that established judicial procedure
and the grand jury system.
Charge - correct answer ✔✔Formal statement of the criminal offense the defendant is accused of.
Trial by Ordeal - correct answer ✔✔An ancient custom in which the accused was required to perform a
test that appealed to divine authority to prove guilt or innocence.
Court of the Star Chamber - correct answer ✔✔An old English court comprising the king's councilors that
was separate from common lawn courts.
Bill of Rights - correct answer ✔✔The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution, which guarantee
fundamental rights and privileges to citizens.
Jurisdiction - correct answer ✔✔The authority of the court to hear certain cases.
