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WorksheetsCriminal Justice terminology
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 52mins
One of the main purposes of an arraignment?
Enter a plea
Argue with the prosecution
Hold a trial
Get out of jail
What are the advantages of a plea bargain? (Choose all that apply)
Lower sentences
Higher sentences
No trial
VIP area in prison
Reduced charges
What is one major issue with plea bargains?
Guilty people get out earlier
Juvenile offenders will not be punished
People may plead guilty to get out of jail even when they are innocent.
Plea bargains cost more than trials.
Who determines if it is a jury trial or a bench trial?
The Judge
The Governor
The Defendant
The Victim's Family
What percentage of the jurors must vote guilty for a defendant to be convicted?
Half
Half plus 1
Two-thirds
All
If you are convicted of a crime and you keep appealing, which court is your last chance?
US Court of Appeals
US District Court
US Supreme Court
Municipal Court
The criminal justice system consists of
the promise that you come back to court as promised.
Which of the following interrogation techniques are not prohibited?
Force
Torture
Threats
Lying
A court session at which a defendant is charged and enters a plea is _____________.
A booking
An arraignment
An indictment
A preliminary hearing
Jury selection takes place during __________________.
Waiver
Voir Dire
Retribution
Habeus Corpus
Which of the following is a reason an attorney can dismiss a potential juror?
Race
National Origin
Gender
Relationship to Victim
Which of the following is NOT a constitutional due process right?
Right to an attorney
Right to dismiss jurors
Right to confront witnesses
Right to speedy trial
Someone who does not have the financial means to hire an attorney is _____________.
Indigent
Immune
Incapacitated
Interrogated
A judge’s order that something be done is a ________________.
Voir Dire
Habeus Corpus
Writ
Nolo Contendere
The act of restoring, repaying, or refunding is ______________.
Restitution
Revocation
Retribution
Reentry
A grand jury's formal charge or accusation of criminal action
indictment
arrest
pre-trial hearing
plea bargain
A group that hears preliminary evidence to decide if there is reason to formally charge someone with a felony.
pre-trial diversion
Grand Jury
Booking
arrest
The formal process of making a police record of an arrest.
arrest
booking
pre-trial motion
plea bargain
money or property put up by the accused to allow release from jail before trial
bail
arrest
pre-trial diversion
arraignment
When a person is released before the completion of a sentence on the promise of good behavior:
Parole
Waiver
Amnesty
Judicial will and pleasure
When a trial or jury is moved from one jurisdiction to another for just cause it is called:
Change of venue
Judicial modification
trial de neovo
Re-trial of fact
A crime generally punishable by a
fine or by incarceration in jail for not more
than one year and less than $1000.00
Felony
Complaint
Misdemeanor
Ordinace
A standard of proof that requires evidence
sufficient to make a reasonable person
believe that, more likely than not, the
proposed action is justified.
Proof of Burden
Suspicious
Probable Cause
Gut Feeling
A legal position taken by the accused is called what?
Defense
Prosecutor
Subpoena
Self-Defense
A trial before a judge is called a ________ trial?
Bench
Jury
Preliminary
Bond
The party that wins the case and has to answer the appeal to the higher court
Appelant
Respondent
Petitioner
Defendant
A command in the form of written process requiring a witness to come to court and testify
subpoena
setllement
jurisdiction
trial
The examination of potential jurors to determine if they are qualified to serve
background check
voir dire
summary remedy
prima facie case
The process by which a higher court is requested by a party to a lawsuit to review the decision of a lower court is:
a challenge for cause
an amicus curiae
a peremptory challenge
appeal
The freedom from prosecution even when one as committed the crime charged is called..
Immunity
Arraignment
Contempt of Court
Indictment
the principle that states you can't be tried twice for the same crime
due process
twice guilty
double entendre
double jeopardy
Someone could be tried again for the same crime if:
there is a mistrial
they are actually innocent
they are racist
they file a writ of double jeopardy
The right to fair treatment through the judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement is called
Representation
Miranda Rights
Due Process
Probable Cause
Fingerprints are taken from the suspect during this part of the criminal process
Arrest
Initial Appearance
Booking
Arraignment
If the Grand Jury decides there is enough evidence to go to trial, they will issue an
Indictment
Affidavit
Order
Injunction
The Grand Jury is made up of a collection of ___________
police officers
politicians
citizens
witnesses
The United States has a ___________ court system where the power is segregated between the federal government and individual state governments.
dual
primary
single
democratic
Once the court system convicts and sentences an offender, she or he is delegated to the _____________ system in order to carry out his or her sentence.
corrections
management
supervision
treatment
What is the element that needs to be fulfilled for a person to be criminally liable for their criminal act?
Actus reus
Bona fide
Pro bono
De facto
Which of these is NOT mens rea?
Criminal intent
motive
knowledge
feelings
What is Jurisdiction?
authority of a court to hear a wide range of cases, both civil and criminal
division of two separate court systems, federal and state; federal courts have limited jurisdiction over state courts
the authority of a court to hear and decide cases within an area of the law or a geographical territory
the authority of the court to hear a particular type of case, depending on the nature of the claim or controversy
An act must be voluntary in order for it to be deemed a criminal act.
True
False
In a court case, who must prove actus reus and mens rea?
Prosecutor
The defendant
The judge
The jury
Culpable is best described as
The ability to do something
The inability to do something (alibi)
The responsibility for wrongdoing
The ability to be easily fooled
The four culpable mental states are
Intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, negligence
unintentionally, wittingly, carelessly, clumsily
unintentionally, unknowingly, carelessly, negligence
intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, carelessly
