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WorksheetsCriminal Justice Process
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Lack of potential flight risk would be a reason to:
a)
Allow bail
b)
Deny bail
2.
A grand jury determines guilt or innocence of a suspect.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Who is responsible for determining if the defendant should stay in jail or get bail?
a)
Judge
b)
Prosecutor
c)
Grand Jury
d)
Jury
4.
Which amendment protects search and seizure?
a)
9th
b)
2nd
c)
5th
d)
4th
5.
Reading of Miranda rights includes:
a)
Right to fair trial
b)
Right to remain silent
c)
Right to a jury trial
6.
Bail money is returned when
a)
the defendant returns home
b)
is found not guilty
c)
returns to court for trial
7.
What type of law typically involves two people, one of which is suing another?
a)
Civil
b)
Criminal
c)
Misdemeanor
d)
Felony
8.
What type of law involves a person who has broken the law and has endangered themselves, someone else, or society?
a)
Civil
b)
Criminal
c)
Misdemeanor
d)
Felony
9.
What type crime is serious enough that it carries a sentence of at least 1 year in prison?
a)
Civil
b)
Criminal
c)
Misdemeanor
d)
Felony
10.
What type crime carries a sentence less than 1 year in prison?
a)
Civil
b)
Felony
c)
Capital Crime
d)
Misdemeanor
11.
In a criminal case, who is being accused of a crime?
a)
Defendant
b)
Prosecution
12.
In a criminal case, who is accusing the suspect of a crime?
a)
Prosecution
b)
Defendant
13.
Of the choices below, what is the first step in the criminal justice process?
a)
Arrest
b)
Booking
c)
Initial Appearance
d)
Arraignment
14.
During which step in the criminal justice process is the suspect’s information gathered, including mug shots and fingerprints?
a)
Arrest
b)
Booking
c)
Preliminary Hearing
d)
Grand Jury Indictment
15.
During which step in the criminal justice process of a felony case does a grand jury determine if there is enough evidence to continue?
a)
Grand Jury Indictment
b)
Arrest
c)
Booking
d)
Arraignment
16.
What deal may be reached between the defendant and the prosecution in which the defendant pleads guilty in exchange for a lesser sentence?
a)
Plea Bargain
b)
Appeal
c)
Arraignment
d)
Grand Jury Indictment
17.
What are the steps of a trial?
a)
Jury selection, Opening statement, presentation of the evidence, closing statement
b)
Opening statement, presentation of evidence, closing statement
c)
booking, initial appearance, preliminary hearing, presentation of evidence, and closing statement
d)
Opening statement, jury selection, presentation of evidence, preliminary hearing, closing statement
18.
The right to an impartial jury is found in which Amendment?
a)
Fourth Amendment
b)
Fifth Amendment
c)
Sixth Amendment
d)
Seventh Amendment
19.
Guarantees freedom from testifying against yourself
a)
1st Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
20.
Forbids cruel and unusual punishment
a)
2nd Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
21.
procedure in which the prosecutor and defense attorney question potential jurors to pick a jury
a)
summons
b)
voir dire
c)
subpeona
d)
restitution
22.
What are the three governmental levels of the correctional system?
a)
federal, state and local
b)
federal, county and city
c)
executive,legislative, judicial
d)
none of the above answers
23.
The
formal verdict of the grand jury that there is sufficient evidence to bring a
person to trial.
a)
adjudicated
b)
due process
c)
criminal justice
d)
Indictment
24.
Schools only need reasonable suspicion (not a warrant) to search students. This is necessary to provide a safe learning environment.
a)
Bethal School District v. Fraser
b)
Gideon v. Wainwright
c)
Tinker v. Des Moines
d)
New Jersey v. TLO
25.
Tainted evidence may not be used in court is known as
a)
procedural due process
b)
the exclusionary rule
c)
due process
d)
search warrant
26.
What is the burden of proof in a civil suit?
a)
Proof beyond a reasonable doubt
b)
There is no burden of proof in a civil suit.
c)
The preponderance of the evidence.
d)
Whatever the lawyers can convince the jury to believe.
27.
The following are all defenses except
a)
infancy
b)
duress
c)
entrapment
d)
restitution
28.
Which of the following is a purpose of imprisonment?
a)
infancy
b)
duress
c)
entrapment
d)
incapacitation
29.
This person represents the defendant if he/she cannot afford a private attorney.
a)
prosecutor
b)
district attorney
c)
public defender
d)
plaintiff
30.
Which list is in chronological order?
a)
arraignment, arrest, imprisonment, trial, sentencing
b)
arrest, arraignment, booking, trial, sentencing, imprisonment
c)
arrest, booking, arraignment, trial, sentencing, imprisonment
d)
booking, arrest, trial, arraignment, sentencing, imprisonment
31.
What is the level of murder that is premeditated and deliberate?
a)
Murder
b)
2 degree murder
c)
1 degree murder
d)
Manslaughter
32.
If you accept a plea bargain you must plea what in court?
a)
Mea Culpa
b)
Guilty
c)
Not Guilty
d)
Mens Rea
33.
Imprisonment in a jail or prison is also known as
a)
Punitive damages
b)
Incarceration
c)
Demeanor
d)
Probabtion
34.
What is release on recognizance
a)
to clear a debt
b)
When a new law is made available to everyone
c)
to make sure you pay your bond
d)
the promise that you come back to court as promise.
35.
The aim of rehabilitation is to ........
a)
Reform the offender and cure him/her of the criminal deviance.
b)
Rehabilitate and reeducate the offender
c)
Punish the offender
d)
Deter the offender from committing future offences.
36.
In a court of law you may waive your right to a trial by ________ and elect to have a trial by a ________ (also known as a bench trial
a)
Jury, Judge
b)
Judge, Jury
c)
Grand Jury, Judge
d)
Judge, Grand Jury
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