1010 Chapter 10 Quiz

A court of ________ jurisdiction has the authority to hear a case when it is first brought to court.

• original
• general
• special
• appellate

Trial courts of ________ jurisdiction are sometimes referred to generally as "inferior trial courts" or simply as "lower courts."special

• special
• general
• personal
• limited

About what percentage of all convictions in felony cases are the result of guilty pleas?

• 15%
• 35%
• 65%
• 95%

pproximately what percentage of felony cases are handled each year by plea bargaining instead of going to trial?

• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 95%

pproximately what percentage of felony cases are handled each year by plea bargaining instead of going to trial?

• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 95%

What is the result if, after serious deliberation, even one juror cannot agree with the others on a verdict?a hung jury

• hung jury
• dismissal of the juror that cannot agree
• conviction
• exoneration

The circuit courts are so named because early in the nation's history, federal judges traveled by horseback to each of the courts in a specified region, or "circuit," in a particular sequence.

• True
• False

A majority of judges were in private legal practice before becoming judges.

• True
• False

Little emphasis is placed on cross-examination in inquisitorial trial systems because during cross-examination in adversarial trial systems, clever attorneys oftentimes make honest witnesses contradict themselves and, therefore, unfairly discredit their testimony.

• True
• False