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chapter 11 study guide multiply choice (law studies) part 1

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the local view of the proper sentence, considering the offsends and the defendant's prior record is call the..

a)

grouping

b)

going rate

c)

local legal culture

d)

common law

2.

The values and norms shared by members of a particular court community about w cases should be handled, and the way court officials should behave is called the..

a)

working group culture

b)

going rate

c)

local legal culture

d)

docket culture

3.

which of the following would Not be considered part of the legal culture

a)

baliff

b)

judge

c)

attorney

d)

clerk

e)

criminal defendants

4.

what is the percentage of guilty pleas in most communities

a)

between 10-20%

b)

between 30-40%

c)

between 60-90%

d)

between 95-100%

e)

exactly 100%

5.

which of the following is NOT characteristics of the workgroup

a)

close feelings between members

b)

sharing of goals

c)

interaction among members

d)

continued interaction brings conflict

6.

the research of eisenstein and jacob on the impact of courtroom workgroups across major cities revealed that...

a)

different types of felonies were handled the same in each city

b)

different types of felonies were handled very different in each city

c)

the same type of felony was handled very differently in each city

d)

the same type of felony was handled the same in every city

7.

which best describes how often cases are plea bargained

a)

cases are never plea bargained

b)

cases are seldom plea bargained

c)

less than half of all cases are plea bargained

d)

a vast majority of cases are plea bargained

8.

in Bordenkircher v. Hayes ( 1978) the united states supreme court ruled that..

a)

when a guilty plea rests on a promise of a prosecutor, it must be fulfilled

b)

defendants must uphold the plea agreement or suffer the consequences

c)

defendants rights were not violated by prosecutor who warned that not accepting guilty plea will result in hashing sentencing

9.

which is not true concerning plea bargaining

a)

plea bargained leads to expedited disposal of most criminal cases

b)

plea bargaining reduces the amount of time that that released suspects spend free on bail

c)

plea bargaining reduces the amount of time that pretrial detainees must spend in jail

d)

offenders who plea guilty to serious charges must wait longer to get in prison counselling trains, and education programs l

10.

In boykin v, alabama (1969) the supreme court ruled that..

a)

when a guilty plea rests on a promise of a prosecutoes, it must be fulfilled

b)

plea bargained reduces the amount of time that released suspects send free on bail

c)


defendants must uphold the plea agreement or suffer the

d)

defendants mus state that they are voluntarily making plea guilty

11.

during plea bargaining a multiple offense indictment is a tactic used by...

a)

judge

b)

prosecutor

c)

defendant

d)

defense attorney

12.

a process when shared understandings create the expectation that a guilty plea will lead to a less than maximum sentence even without any actual bargaining is call..

a)

indirect plea bargaining

b)

insufficient plea bargaining

c)

indecisive plea bargaining

d)

implicit plea bargaining

13.

in north carolina v alford (1970) the court ruled that..

a)

when a guilty plea rests on a promise of prosecutor, it must be fulfilled

b)

a plea of guilty may be accepted for the purpose of a lesser sentence by a defendant who maintains his or her innocence

c)

defendants must state that they are voluntarily making plea of guilty

14.

In ricketts v adamson (1987) the supreme the supreme court ruled that...

a)

when a guilty plea rests on a promise of prosecutor it must be fulfilled

b)

defendants must uphold the plea agreement or suffer the consequences

c)

a plea of guilty may be accepted for the purpose of a lesser sentence by va defendant who maintain his or hers innocence

d)

defendant must state that they are voluntarily making a plea of guilty

15.

the most important factor in the decision to take a case to trial is likely to be the a...

a)

seriousness of the charge

b)

previous record of the defendant

c)

quality of the defense attorney

d)

ideology of the judge

16.

the right f the accused tp a speedy and public trial is found in the

a)

5 amendment

b)

6 amendment

c)

7 amendment

d)

8 amendment

17.

How many felony cases actually goes into trial

a)

about 1 in 3

b)

about 1 in 4

c)

about 1 in 10

d)

about 1 in 20

18.

a bench trial is presided over by...

a)

a judge and six person jury

b)

a judge and nine peron jury

c)

a judge and 12 person jury

d)

a judge and no jury

19.

what percentage of the jury trials worldwide are hld in the united states

a)

25

b)

40

c)

60

d)

80

e)

100

20.

how many appeals are decided at the state level in relation to the total number of appeals in the american federal system

a)

1of 10

b)

1 of 8

c)

1 of 5

d)

4 of 5

21.

in the past decades the number of apeals has

a)

state and federal increased

b)

state and federal decreased

c)

increased at state but decrease at federal

d)

increased at federal but decrease at state

22.

what is the percentage of appeals where a new trial is ordered

a)

2

b)

6

c)

10

d)

30

e)

20

23.

what popular misconception exits about the appellate process

a)

a large number of criminals are being "left off"

b)

criminals defendants are no longer permitted to appeal

c)

attorneys participate in the appellate process

d)

the u.s supreme court is considered an appellate court

24.

what is the percentage of appeals where the outcomes is an acquittal

a)

2

b)

6

c)

10

d)

30

25.

what is the percentage of appeals where a conviction is affirmed

a)

50

b)

60

c)

70

d)

80

e)

90

26.

which of the following is true concerning appeals

a)

most appeals by criminal defendants are successful

b)

most apeas by criminal defendants are not successful

27.

a legal petition requesting that a judge examine whether and individual is being properly detained is called an

a)

writ of certiorari

b)

writ of certiorari cause

c)

ex post facto

d)

bill of attained

e)

habeas corpus

28.

the protection against double jeopardy is found in the..

a)

5 amendment

b)

6 amendment

c)

7 amendment

d)

8 amendment