Pre-trial Review

Which of the following does NOT occur during your first appearance in court?

• you plead guilty or innocent

• you're informed of your rights

• you're informed of the charges

• maybe given the opportunity for bail

This is a meeting of a group of jurors that will determine if there is enough evidence for the case to proceed to a trial.

• probable cause hearing

• first appearance

• grand juries

• preliminary hearing

The purpose of an arraignment is to inform the person of the charges against them and

• allow them to access a lawyer

• to bail there bail

• to enter a plea

• none of the above

An arrangement between a prosecutor and a defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in the expectation of leniency is known as a plea bargain

• True

• False

What are the two advantages of a plea bargain? You will check two boxes for this question.

• quick convictions

• most likely you will not spend time in jail

• not a lot of money, time, and resources spent on a trial

• you will get you bail back

The lawful authority of a court to hear or to act on a case from its beginning and to pass judgment on the law and the facts

• jurisdiction

• appellate review

• original jurisdiction

• judicial review

Which of the following is NOT a level found in the federal court system?

• U.S Circuit Court

• U.S. District Court

• U.S. Municipal Court

• U.S. Supreme Court

At the federal level, trial courts are known as

• circuit courts

• district courts

• superior courts

• supreme courts

How many justices are there on the Supreme Court of the United States?

• seven

• eight

• nine

• eleven

In New Jersey, what court is responsible for hearing civil and criminal trials?

• municipal court

• Superior Court

• criminal court

• Supreme Court