Chapter 10 Retake Test

True or False: The majority of criminal cases are resolved through negotiated pleas.

• True
• False

True or False: The adversarial system used in the U.S. is based on the advocacy model.

• True
• False

True or False: A challenge to the array is used by judges to bar real evidence from the criminal trial.

• True
• False

True or False: Peremptory challenges may not be used to exclude potential jurors on the basis of either race or gender.

• True
• False

True or False: If evidence has probative value, judges are required to admit it.

• True
• False

True or False: Testimony is oral evidence offered by a sworn witness on the witness stand during a criminal trial.

• True
• False

True or False: If a defendant refuses to testify at trial, the prosecutor can tell the jury this may be an indication that the defendant is guilty.

• True
• False

True or False: For a witness to be guilty of perjury, the false statement must have been made intentionally.

• True
• False

True or False: A dying declaration is an exception to the hearsay rule.

• True
• False

True or False: During the closing argument, the judge reviews the evidence and explains the statutory elements of the alleged offense to the jury.

• True
• False