TLETA WEEK 1 FINAL PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
⫸ Tennessee's state court system is an offspring of ______
interpretation. Answer: 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" = ? Answer: magistrate
⫸ What officials are magistrates? Answer: judges, judicial
commissioners
⫸ No person can be committed to prison on any criminal matter without
first being examined by a _________. Answer: magistrate
⫸ "A warrant of commitment to prison in writing" = ? Answer:
mittimus
⫸ "Written statement signed and sworn to before an official, saying the
who/what/when/where of the offense" = ? Answer: affidavit
⫸ "Written order commanding that a person be arrested" = ? Answer:
warrant
,⫸ What is a preliminary hearing screening for? Answer: probable cause
⫸ Is a preliminary hearing a constitutional right or a statutory right?
Answer: not constitutional, generally statutory
⫸ All felonies and misdemeanors are _______ offenses. Answer:
indictable
⫸ "Knowing the difference between right and wrong" = ? Answer:
Ethics
⫸ What is common law? Answer: a collection of philosophies
⫸ Name the steps in the state court system. Answer: 1. arrest
(magistrate examination), 2. general sessions, 3. grand jury, 4. trail, 5.
appeal
⫸ Name the two types of state supreme appeals. Answer: criminal and
civil
⫸ Where are minor citations normally handled? Answer: in general
sessions court
,⫸ Where are federal felony misdemeanors normally handled? Answer:
screened by General Sessions court, then either dropped or passed up the
ladder
⫸ Do 1st offenders normally go to trial? Answer: 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? Answer: a warrant
⫸ If the Grand Jury determines you have probable cause, they issue a
_________. Answer: true bill
⫸ "Any crime in which the potential punishment is 1 year or more in
the state penitentiary" = ? Answer: felony
⫸ "A monetary amount that provides assurance that the offender will
come back for court" = ? Answer: bail
⫸ Is bail always allowed? Answer: 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? Answer: a statutory
right, not a constitutional right
, ⫸ "Any crime in which the potential punishment is less than 1 year" = ?
Answer: misdemeanor
⫸ What rights do convicted felons lose? Answer: the right to vote, bear
arms, run for office, etc.
⫸ How many levels of felony are there in TN? Answer: 5
⫸ Class A felony? Answer: 15-60 years, $50,000 fine
⫸ "An accusation in writing presented by the grand jury of the county,
charging a person" = ? Answer: indictment
⫸ What makes up a grand jury? Answer: 12 jurors and 1 foreperson
appointed by judge (13 people total)
⫸ "An indictment approved by grand jury" = ? Answer: true bill
⫸ "Written document from grand jury authorizing arrest" = ? Answer:
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" = ? Answer: arraignment
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
⫸ Tennessee's state court system is an offspring of ______
interpretation. Answer: 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" = ? Answer: magistrate
⫸ What officials are magistrates? Answer: judges, judicial
commissioners
⫸ No person can be committed to prison on any criminal matter without
first being examined by a _________. Answer: magistrate
⫸ "A warrant of commitment to prison in writing" = ? Answer:
mittimus
⫸ "Written statement signed and sworn to before an official, saying the
who/what/when/where of the offense" = ? Answer: affidavit
⫸ "Written order commanding that a person be arrested" = ? Answer:
warrant
,⫸ What is a preliminary hearing screening for? Answer: probable cause
⫸ Is a preliminary hearing a constitutional right or a statutory right?
Answer: not constitutional, generally statutory
⫸ All felonies and misdemeanors are _______ offenses. Answer:
indictable
⫸ "Knowing the difference between right and wrong" = ? Answer:
Ethics
⫸ What is common law? Answer: a collection of philosophies
⫸ Name the steps in the state court system. Answer: 1. arrest
(magistrate examination), 2. general sessions, 3. grand jury, 4. trail, 5.
appeal
⫸ Name the two types of state supreme appeals. Answer: criminal and
civil
⫸ Where are minor citations normally handled? Answer: in general
sessions court
,⫸ Where are federal felony misdemeanors normally handled? Answer:
screened by General Sessions court, then either dropped or passed up the
ladder
⫸ Do 1st offenders normally go to trial? Answer: 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? Answer: a warrant
⫸ If the Grand Jury determines you have probable cause, they issue a
_________. Answer: true bill
⫸ "Any crime in which the potential punishment is 1 year or more in
the state penitentiary" = ? Answer: felony
⫸ "A monetary amount that provides assurance that the offender will
come back for court" = ? Answer: bail
⫸ Is bail always allowed? Answer: 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? Answer: a statutory
right, not a constitutional right
, ⫸ "Any crime in which the potential punishment is less than 1 year" = ?
Answer: misdemeanor
⫸ What rights do convicted felons lose? Answer: the right to vote, bear
arms, run for office, etc.
⫸ How many levels of felony are there in TN? Answer: 5
⫸ Class A felony? Answer: 15-60 years, $50,000 fine
⫸ "An accusation in writing presented by the grand jury of the county,
charging a person" = ? Answer: indictment
⫸ What makes up a grand jury? Answer: 12 jurors and 1 foreperson
appointed by judge (13 people total)
⫸ "An indictment approved by grand jury" = ? Answer: true bill
⫸ "Written document from grand jury authorizing arrest" = ? Answer:
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" = ? Answer: arraignment
