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WorksheetsUnit 7: Enforcing the Law and the Nature of Courts Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The most important feature of the crime control model is what?
a)
Protecting individuals from being falsely accused
b)
Reducing crime
c)
Punishing those who commit crimes
d)
All of the above are important features of this model
2.
Which of the following is generally NOT required for someone to become a police officer?
a)
background check
b)
clean record
c)
good physical condition
d)
recommendations from teachers
3.
What is the most important factor in the decision to arrest someone?
a)
their attitude
b)
the nature of the crime
c)
the time of day
d)
the evidence against the person
4.
What is a decision that a police officer makes?
a)
Whether a person should be convicted or not
b)
Whether a person should be sentenced or not
c)
Whether a person should be arrested or not
d)
Whether a person should be executed or not
5.
The due process model is concerned with doing what for individuals?
a)
punishing them
b)
protecting them
c)
abusing them
d)
arresting them
6.
Anyone can be a police officer and handle the job.
a)
true
b)
false
7.
Police departments are seeing decreasing numbers of minority and female recruits.
a)
true
b)
false
8.
Neighborhood Watch is an example of what type of policing?
a)
community policing
b)
vigilantism policing
c)
personal policing
d)
due process policing
9.
Who oversees courts of limited jurisdiction?
a)
Associate justices
b)
Chief justices
c)
Justice of the Peace
d)
Court Justices
10.
How many judges are there on state supreme courts?
a)
2 to 4
b)
5 to 9
c)
13 to 15
d)
20 to 22
11.
Who appoints individuals to the position of Chief Justice or Associate Justices in the Supreme Court?
a)
state governors
b)
they are elected by the people
c)
the President
d)
the former Chief Justice
12.
Counting the Chief Justice and the Associate Justices, how many individuals make up the Supreme Court?
a)
5
b)
9
c)
13
d)
17
13.
Any person convicted of a crime has the right to appeal their conviction to the appellate courts when there may be an error on a point of law.
a)
true
b)
false
14.
The process of selecting the jury is called voir dire.
a)
True
b)
false
15.
When choosing jury members, an attorney might use a ____________ for a person related to the defendant.
a)
peremptory challenge
b)
challenges for cause
c)
voir dire
d)
impartial
16.
Which of the following is NOT a factor in the argument AGAINST the death penalty?
a)
The monetary cost of the death penalty is higher than prison costs.
b)
Wrongful convictions many occur.
c)
The death penalty deters crime.
d)
Other Western nations do not use the death penalty.
17.
The death penalty costs the state less than life imprisonment.
a)
True
b)
false
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