CJ 101 Exam 3 with verified answers
What |is |the |goal |of |discovery? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Promoting |a |fair |trial
It |it |impossible |for |a |prosecutor |to |appeal |an |acquittal |because |the |appeal |would |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔violate |the |Fifth |Amendment |protection |against |double |jeopardy.
Which |type |of |court |has |the |legal |authority |to |decide |all |matters |not |delegated |by |state |law |to |lower |
courts |of |limited |jurisdiction? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔trial |courts |of |general |jurisdiction
Which |of |the |following |is |true |of |state |intermediate |courts |of |appeal |(ICA)? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔ICAs |were |created |to |try |and |manage |the |caseload |burden |on |state |supreme |courts
At |what |point |during |the |trial |does |the |judge |explain |that |guilt |must |be |proven |beyond |a |reasonable |
doubt? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔jury |instructions
What |happens |if |a |defendant's |right |to |a |speedy |trial |has |been |violated? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔The |indictment |is |dismissed
One |of |the |features |of |the |______ |system |is |that |there |are |checks |and |balances |on |all |courtroom |
actors |to |protect |against |impropriety |and |misuse |of |the |criminal |court |system. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔adversarial
In |about |half |of |all |states, |if |a |prosecutor |wishes |to |formerly |charge |an |individual |with |a |crime |but |
does |not |want |to |give |the |defense |the |advantage |of |hearing |the |evidence |in |their |case, |what |pretrial |
proceeding |would |they |prefer? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔grand |jury
How |is |a |U.S. |Circuit |Court |Chief |Judge |chosen? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔seniority
Why |is |the |judiciary |considered |to |be |the |"least |dangerous |branch" |of |the |government? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔Court |decisions |can |be |overturned |by |legislative |action, |and |it |has |no |enforcement |
powers.
, Quashing |of |evidence, |change |of |venue, |and |discovery |are |all |examples |of |which |of |the |following? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔pretrial |motions
Which |court |is |the |most |likely |to |shape |legal |precedent |in |the |geographic |district |you |live |in |due |to |
the |fact |that |it |is |more |often |the |last |word |on |legal |issues? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔U.S. |circuit |
courts |of |appeals
Which |posttrial |motion |is |almost |always |denied? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔motion |to |override |jury's |
decision |and |grant |the |defendant |a |new |trial
How |do |we |refer |to |the |trial |courts |that |typically |handle |misdemeanors |and |the |preliminary |stages |of
|felony |offenses? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔trial |courts |of |limited |jurisdiction
There |is |no |appeal |to |a |higher |authority |available |after |a |decision |is |made |by |which |of |the |following |
courts? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔U.S. |Supreme |Court
Which |of |the |following |is |true |of |the |methods |of |judicial |selection? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔No |two |
states |use |exactly |the |same |selection |method.
Why |is |the |prosecutor |considered |the |most |powerful |person |in |the |courtroom |work |group? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔The |prosecutor |has |the |power |to |decide |who |will |stand |trial |and |enjoys |
extensive |discretion.
Respect |paid |by |the |actors |in |the |courtroom |work |group |and |their |level |of |professional |courtesy |to |
each |other |are |related |to |which |concept? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔courtroom |civility
What |is |the |primary |responsibility |of |a |prosecuting |attorney? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔to |ensure |that
|justice |is |served
In |which |method |of |judicial |selection |do |voters |cast |ballots |for |judicial |candidates |in |the |same |way |
they |would |for |other |political |candidates? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔partisan |election
What |is |the |goal |of |discovery? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Promoting |a |fair |trial
It |it |impossible |for |a |prosecutor |to |appeal |an |acquittal |because |the |appeal |would |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔violate |the |Fifth |Amendment |protection |against |double |jeopardy.
Which |type |of |court |has |the |legal |authority |to |decide |all |matters |not |delegated |by |state |law |to |lower |
courts |of |limited |jurisdiction? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔trial |courts |of |general |jurisdiction
Which |of |the |following |is |true |of |state |intermediate |courts |of |appeal |(ICA)? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔ICAs |were |created |to |try |and |manage |the |caseload |burden |on |state |supreme |courts
At |what |point |during |the |trial |does |the |judge |explain |that |guilt |must |be |proven |beyond |a |reasonable |
doubt? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔jury |instructions
What |happens |if |a |defendant's |right |to |a |speedy |trial |has |been |violated? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔The |indictment |is |dismissed
One |of |the |features |of |the |______ |system |is |that |there |are |checks |and |balances |on |all |courtroom |
actors |to |protect |against |impropriety |and |misuse |of |the |criminal |court |system. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔adversarial
In |about |half |of |all |states, |if |a |prosecutor |wishes |to |formerly |charge |an |individual |with |a |crime |but |
does |not |want |to |give |the |defense |the |advantage |of |hearing |the |evidence |in |their |case, |what |pretrial |
proceeding |would |they |prefer? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔grand |jury
How |is |a |U.S. |Circuit |Court |Chief |Judge |chosen? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔seniority
Why |is |the |judiciary |considered |to |be |the |"least |dangerous |branch" |of |the |government? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔Court |decisions |can |be |overturned |by |legislative |action, |and |it |has |no |enforcement |
powers.
, Quashing |of |evidence, |change |of |venue, |and |discovery |are |all |examples |of |which |of |the |following? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔pretrial |motions
Which |court |is |the |most |likely |to |shape |legal |precedent |in |the |geographic |district |you |live |in |due |to |
the |fact |that |it |is |more |often |the |last |word |on |legal |issues? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔U.S. |circuit |
courts |of |appeals
Which |posttrial |motion |is |almost |always |denied? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔motion |to |override |jury's |
decision |and |grant |the |defendant |a |new |trial
How |do |we |refer |to |the |trial |courts |that |typically |handle |misdemeanors |and |the |preliminary |stages |of
|felony |offenses? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔trial |courts |of |limited |jurisdiction
There |is |no |appeal |to |a |higher |authority |available |after |a |decision |is |made |by |which |of |the |following |
courts? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔U.S. |Supreme |Court
Which |of |the |following |is |true |of |the |methods |of |judicial |selection? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔No |two |
states |use |exactly |the |same |selection |method.
Why |is |the |prosecutor |considered |the |most |powerful |person |in |the |courtroom |work |group? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔The |prosecutor |has |the |power |to |decide |who |will |stand |trial |and |enjoys |
extensive |discretion.
Respect |paid |by |the |actors |in |the |courtroom |work |group |and |their |level |of |professional |courtesy |to |
each |other |are |related |to |which |concept? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔courtroom |civility
What |is |the |primary |responsibility |of |a |prosecuting |attorney? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔to |ensure |that
|justice |is |served
In |which |method |of |judicial |selection |do |voters |cast |ballots |for |judicial |candidates |in |the |same |way |
they |would |for |other |political |candidates? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔partisan |election
