S25 - How are Legal Disputes Resolved?

State courts have ____ jurisdiction.

• limited
• general
• both of these
• neither of these

Federal courts have ____ jurisdiction.

• limited
• general
• both of these
• neither of these

Which of these does a criminal defendant have the right to decide:

• Whether to testify or plead the 5th
• Whether to accept a plea bargain
• Which exhibits should be offered into evidence
• Which witnesses should be called to testify
• What the jury instructions should say

As part of plea agreements, the prosecutor can agree to all of these EXCEPT:

• Drop some charges
• Charge a lesser offense
• Recommend a shorter sentence
• Promise a shorter sentence

If the prosecutor promises a defendant something, and the defendant relies on the promise, is the state required to honor the promise?

• Yes
• No
• Maybe

Two truths and a Lie. Which one is the lie: The 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination can be used in:

• Criminal cases, where testimony from the defendant could incriminate them in that case
• Civil cases, where testimony from the defendant could incriminate them in a criminal case
• Civil cases, where testimony from the defendant could hurt their credibility in that case

Which of these is normally NOT involved in picking arbitrators:

• Each party picks one arbitrator
• The two arbitrators picked by the parties picks the third arbitrator
• The two parties agree on a third arbitrator

Which of these statements about arbitration statutes is true:

• they require courts to enforce arbitration clauses in contracts
• they require parties to comply with the arbitrator’s ruling
• they give courts power to enforce those rulings
• arbitration statutes do all of these things

Which of these violate the anti-gratuity statute:

• If the defendant offers money to a witness for testifying.
• If the prosecutor drops criminal charges to a witness for testifying.
• Neither of these.
• Both of these

Which of these is "offering something of value":

• If the defendant offers money to a witness for testifying.
• If the prosecutor drops criminal charges to a witness for testifying.
• Neither of these.
• Both of these