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In Georgia's criminal justice system, what is the difference between a delinquent act and an unruly act committed by a minor?

• Cases involving delinquent acts are heard by juries, while those involving unruly acts are heard by judges.

• Cases involving unruly acts are heard by juries, while those involving delinquent acts are heard by judges.

• A delinquent act would be criminal if committed by an adult, but an unruly act would not.

• An unruly act would be criminal if committed by an adult, but a delinquent act would not.

Use the text to answer the question. It was a really nice day outside, so Nora and her brother Jake skipped school and went to the local park. While they were sitting in the park a police officer approached them and asked why they were not in school. The officer threatened to call their parents, or worse, charge them with truancy. If the officer charges Nora and Jake with truancy, they will be charged with committing

• an unruly act

• a delinquent act

• a felony crime

• a capital crime

According to Georgia's criminal justice system, which of these actions would be considered delinquent behavior if committed by a minor?

• skipping school to go to a park

• assaulting another person

• disobeying an adult's command

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• leaving home without permission

If a juvenile is found guilty of committing a delinquent act, at what step in Georgia’s juvenile justice system will the judge rule on the juvenile’s punishment?

• during sentencing

• during appeals

• during the adjudicatory hearing

• during the informal adjustment

Which right do all juveniles have when taken into custody?

• the right to a fair trial

• the right to be judged as an adult

• the right to have a jury of juvenile peers

• the right to a lesser sentence than an adult

A juvenile is arrested on the charge of assaulting a peer. The juvenile's case goes to trial, in spite of the juvenile's continued claims of innocence in the matter. What is one way the juvenile's case might proceed?

• After the judge has issued a sentence in the juvenile's case, the juvenile can appeal the judge's ruling.

• Before the judge has ruled in the juvenile's case, the juvenile can petition to have the charges thrown out.

• Before the judge has heard from the prosecution in a juvenile's case, the juvenile can demand a jury trial.

• After the judge has heard the juvenile's case, the juvenile can request that an informal adjustment be held.

How do the grounds for arresting a juvenile and an adult differ in the state of Georgia?

• Cases involving adults require law enforcement to have evidence that the suspect committed a crime, while cases involving juveniles only require law enforcement to have reasonable grounds to believe the suspect committed a crime.

• Cases involving juveniles require law enforcement to find a witness who can tie the suspect directly to the crime, while cases involving adults only require law enforcement to have evidence that the suspect committed a crime.

• Cases involving juveniles require law enforcement to obtain permission from the parents of a suspect, while cases involving adults only require law enforcement to have reasonable grounds to believe the suspect committed a crime.

• Cases involving adults require law enforcement to find a witness who can tie the suspect directly to the crime, while cases involving juveniles only require law enforcement to have evidence that the suspect committed a crime.

Read the text and answer the question. Brock and Cameron stopped at a convenience store. Brock went into the store and bought snacks and Cameron stayed outside to pump gasoline into their car. When Brock got to the register, he paid a tax of 6% of the cost of his snacks. At the pump, Cameron paid a tax of 58.2¢ per gallon of gasoline. Which types of taxes did Brock and Cameron pay?

• Brock paid a sales tax on his snacks, while Cameron paid an excise tax on the gasoline.

• Brock paid a franchise tax on his snacks, while Cameron paid a sales tax on the gasoline.

• Brock paid an excise tax on his snacks, while Cameron paid an ad valorem tax on the gasoline.

• Brock paid an ad valorem tax on his snacks, while Cameron paid a franchise tax on the gasoline.

Read the passage in the box. Camila was at the mall with her friends when she was grabbed by a police officer. The police officer took Camila's backpack away from her and began to search through it. Camila asked why he was doing so, and the officer said that she looked like she was up to something. After going through the bag, the officer pulled out a watch with the price tag still on it. The police officer called the store that the watch appeared to have come from and was told that it had, in fact, been stolen. Camila was then taken into custody by the officer, who informed her that she was being charged with shoplifting. In what way were Camila's rights violated in this situation?

• A minor may not be taken into custody for a nonviolent offense

• An officer must have probable cause to legally search a person.

• The officer did not adequately notify her of the charges she was facing.

• She was not permitted to call her parents before she was placed into custody.

In which of the following situations is a judge MOST LIKELY to hold an informal adjustment, rather than a formal hearing, for a juvenile accused of a crime?

• if the crime was violent in nature

• if the juvenile is a repeat offender

• if the juvenile is a first-time offender

• if the crime was a misdemeanor offense