Courts/Jury Duty Quiz

Which determines guilt or innocence in a trial?

• grand jury

• petit jury

• hung jury

• deliberating jury

Jurors are selected through which means?

• real estate records, licensed drivers, & school records

• real estate records, registered voters, & school records

• registered voters, income tax lists and licensed drivers

• none of these are correct

A grand jury will issue:

• an indictment

• a remand

• a no bill

• any of these

The process of selecting jurors is known as:

• writ of habeas corpus

• voir dire

• prima facie

• in loco parentis

The final decision of a mediator is:

• advisory only

• final and must be followed legally

• similar to that of an arbitrator

• none of these

Which is true of a "trial jury?"

• it determines whether a remand, indictment or no bill will be issued

• it determines whether or not a case will go to trial

• it allows a lawyer to give a reason to dismiss a juror

• it determines guilt or innocence

Which of the following are true of a deposition?

• it is the sworn testimony of a witness taken before trial

• the testimony recording is held out of court

• no judge is present during this testimony

• all of these are true

Who made the Miranda warnings famous?

• Edward Miranda

• Eduardo Miranda

• Anthony Mattera

• Ernesto Miranda

When a lawyer gives a specific reason for dismissing a juror, this is called a:

• peremptory challenge

• cause challenge

• contemporary challenge

• court challenge

When an appellate court sends a case back down to a trial court for a new trial, it is said to have __________the case.

• aversed

• remanded

• affirmed

• none of these