Criminal Justice System / American Court Structure, Unit Test

Usually the violation of the laws of a city or town is a ___________

• Ordinance violation

• Misdemeanor

• Jurisdiction infraction

• Citizens arrest

The three (3) factors in which a prosecutor considers when making a plea bargain are all except:

• Seriousness of the offense

• The defendants record

• Probation and Patrol's caseload

• strength of the prosecutors case

According to a study, which of the following types of news stories dominates local TV news shows?

• Crime and Criminal Justice

• Government and Politics

• Natural Disasters

• Sports

The Authority for the Federal Court System lies in the ________________________________.

• Bill of Rights

• U S Constitution

• U S Supreme Court

• Declaration of Independence

About _______ of criminal defendants plead guilty to the charges against them, in an arrangement called a plea bargain

• 50%

• 5%

• 40%

• 90%

A group of citizens who for a specific time, meets in closed sessions to investigate charges from preliminary hearings is _________

• Civil jury

• Solicitor jury

• Court of Appeal

• Grand jury

A _______________ is an order from the Supreme Court to obtain records in order to review a particular case.

• Writ of Habeas Corpus

• Stare Decisis

• Writ of Certiorari

• Nolo Contendere

After Law Enforcement investigates a crime and there is not enough evidence to charge the suspect, what must happen?

• The suspect is charged and awaits trial

• The suspect must be released

• The suspect is told not to leave the area

• Law Enforcement can hold the suspect until the case is closed

The practice whereby the prosecutor, defense attorney, accused and the Judge agree on a specific sentence to be imposed if the accused admits guilts and agrees to a charge instead of going to trial

• Community corrections

• Plea bargain

• Prosecutors discretion

• Magistrates order

Evidence that is in posession of the prosecution that may be beneficial to the defendants trial or verdict is identified as?

• Tainted Evidence

• Exculpotory Evidence

• Heresay Evidence

• Circumstantial Evidence