WorksheetsQuiz Bowl
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 17hrs 17mins
What case led to the creation of the Miranda warning?
Terry v. Ohio
Miranda v. Arizona
Mapp v. Ohio
Kent v. United States
Which landmark case established the right to counsel for defendants who cannot afford an attorney?
Miranda v. Arizona
Katz v. United States
Gideon v. Wainright
New Jersey v. TLO
Which case protected students' right to free speech in schools?
Marbury v. Madison
Gideon v. Wainright
Miranda v. Arizona
Tinker v. Des Moines
What case established the exclusionary rule for illegally obtained evidence?
Terry v. Ohio
Mapp v. Ohio
New Jersey v. TLO
Miranda v. Arizona
Which case allowed for "stop and frisk" procedures by police?
Terry v. Ohio
Tinker v. Des Moines
Tennessee v. Garner
Arizona v. Grant
What case established the "reasonable expectation of privacy" doctrine?
Dulin v. State of Indiana
U.S. v. Carroll
Katz v. United States
Miranda v. Arizona
Which case addressed student searches in schools?
New Jersey v. TLO
Roper v. Simmons
Terry v. Ohio
U.S. v. Carroll
What case extended due process rights to juveniles in delinquency proceedings?
In re Winship
In re Gault
Escobedo v. Illinois
Arizona v. Gant
Which case established the "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard for juvenile proceedings?
New Jersey v. TLO
In re Gualt
Katz v. United States
In re Winship
Which case addressed the transfer of juveniles to adult court?
Kent v. U.S.
Terry v. Ohio
New Jersey v. TLO
In re Winship
Which case abolished the death penalty for offenders under 18?
Kent v. U.S.
Roper v. Simmons
U.S. v. Carroll
Mapp v. Ohio
What case limited the use of deadly force by police?
Mapp v. Ohio
Gideon v. Wainright
Kent v. U.S.
Tennessee v. Garner
Which case established the right to counsel during police interrogations?
Dulin v. State of Indiana
Tennessee v. Garner
Escobedo v. Illinois
Roper v. Simmons
What case established the automobile exception to the warrant requirement?
California v. Greenwood
U.S. v. Carroll
Boykin v. Alabama
Furman v. Georgia
Which case addressed vehicle searches incident to arrest?
Arizona v. Gant
Batson v. Kentucky
Dulin v. State of Indiana
California v. Greenwood
What case dealt with the admissibility of breathalyzer test results?
Dulin v. State of Indiana
Gregg v. Georgia
Chimel v. California
Florida v. Bostick
Which case prohibited racial discrimination in jury selection?
Furman v. Georgia
Arizona v. Gant
Batson v. Kentucky
Dickerson v. United States
What case ruled there's no exception of privacy in trash left for collection?
California v. Greenwood
Chimel v. California
McKeiver v. Pennsylvania
Florida v. Bostick
Which case established requirements for accepting guilty pleas?
Rasul v. Bush
Payne v. Tennessee
Boykin v. Alabama
McKeiver v. Pennsylvania
What case upheld the constitutionality of the death penalty?
Gregg v. Georgia
Rasul v. Bush
Santobello v. New York
Furman v. Georgia
Which case defined the scope of searches incident to arrest?
Chimel v. California
Weeks v. United States
Payne v. Tennessee
Dickerson v. United States
What case upheld the constitutionality of Miranda warnings?
Furman v. Georgia
Dickerson v. United States
McKeiver v. Pennsylvania
Florida v. Bostick
Which case temporarily halted the death penalty in the United States?
Payne v. Tennessee
Furman v. Georgia
Gregg v. Georgia
Rasul v. Bush
What case addressed consensual police encounters on public transportation?
Chimel v. California
Santobello v. New York
Weeks v. United States
Florida v. Bostick
Which case denied the right to jury trials in juvenile court?
Kent v. U.S.
McKeiver v. Pennsylvania
Roper v. Simmons
Weeks v. United States
What type of guilty plea allows a defendant to maintain innocence while accepting a plea deal
Alford Plea
Actus Reus
Not guilty
Guilty plea
Which case allowed victim impact statements in capital sentencing hearings?
Payne v. Tennessee
Escobedo v. Illinois
Rasul v. Bush
Arizona v. Gant
What case granted habeas corpus rights to Guantanamo detainees?
Kent v. U.S.
Roper v. Simmons
Dickerson v. United States
Rasul v. Bush
Which case addressed plea bargain breaches by prosecutors?
Dickerson v. United States
Santobello v. New York
Florida v. Bostick
New Jersey v. TLO
What case established the exclusionary rule at the federal level?
McKeiver v. Pennsylvania
Weeks v. United States
Gregg v. Georgia
U.S. v. Carroll
What legal term refers to the guilty act in criminal law?
Acquittal
Arraignment
Actus Reus
Appeal
What is a written statement made under oath?
Actus Reus
Affidavit
Arraignment
Bail
What is the formal reading of charges against a defendant called?
Arraignment
Affidavit
Actus Reus
Burden of Proof
What is the term for money paid to secure release from custody?
Diversion
Discretion
Bail
plea bargaining
What document outlines the rights a defendant waives when pleading guilty?
Boykin Form
Burden of Proof
Common Law
corpus delicti
What criminological theory suggests visible signs of crime encourage more crime?
Graffiti Theory
Labeling Theory
Broken Windows Theory
Conflict Theory
What legal principle places the obligation to prove a case on the prosecution?
Entrapment
Common Law
Discovery
Burden of Proof
What type of jury selection challenge is based on specific reasons?
peremptory challenge
challenge for cause
Discretion
Entrapment
What type of evidence indirectly proves a fact?
Direct evidence
Demonstrative evidence
Statistical evidence
Circumstantial evidence
What system of law is based on judicial precedent?
Common Law
Constitutional Law
Civil Law
Canon Law
What branch of law interprets and applies the Constitution?
Customary Law
Canon Law
Constitutional Law
Common Law
What Latin term refers to the body of the crime?
Writ of certiorari
corpus of delicti
Actus reus
Mens rea
What is the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior?
Criminality
Victimology
Forensic Psychology
Criminology
What is the questioning of a witness by the opposing side called?
Diversion
Cross examination
Recusal
Rebuttal
What term refers to the freedom to act within certain limits?
Discretion
Discovery
Hearsay
Entrapment
What program allows offenders to avoid prosecution by completing certain requirements?
Discretion
Discovery
Diversion
Bail
What legal process involves the exchange of evidence between parties before trial?
Cross examination
Discovery
Rebuttal
Discretion
What defense claims the defendant was induced to commit a crime by law enforcement?
police cynicism
Entrapment
Hearsay
Mala in se
What legal action challenges the legality of a person's detention?
Habeas Corpus
Just deserts
Mens Rea
Plain View Doctrine
What type of evidence is an out-of-court statement offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted?
Qualitative evidence
Direct evidence
Hearsay
Rebuttal
What principle argues that punishment should fit the crime?
mala prohibita
Due process
Mala in se
Just deserts
What Latin term refers to acts that are inherently evil?
parens patriae
Mala in se
mala prohibita
nolo contendere
What Latin term refers to acts that are wrong only because they are prohibited by law?
parens patriae
mala prohibita
nolo contendere
Mens Rea
What legal term refers to the guilty mind in criminal law?
Mens Rea
Mala in se
Habeas Corpus
mala prohibita
What Latin term means "no contest" in a plea?
parens patriae
Mens Rea
Mala in se
nolo contendere
What legal doctrine allows the state to act as a parent or guardian?
parens patriae
nolo contendere
Mens Rea
corpus delicti
What process determines whether a parolee should return to prison?
Preliminary hearing
Parole revocation
Notice
Due process
What type of jury selection required no stated reason?
challenge for cause
peremptory challenge
petit juries
grand juries
What doctrine allows police to seize evidence without a warrant?
Necessity Doctrine
Double Jeopardy
Plain View Doctrine
Strict Liability Doctrine
What process involves negotiating charges or sentences between prosecution and defense
Hearing
plea bargaining
parole revocation
Discover
What attitude among police officers views the public negatively?
Wedding Cakes model
police entitlement
police cynicism
Broken Windows theory
What philosophical approach emphasizes empirical evidence in criminology?
Retribution
Positivism
Analytic philosophy
Incapacitation
What is the presentation of evidence to contradict the opposing side called?
Rebuttal
Cross examination
Due Process
Recusal
What is it called when a judge removes themselves from a case due to potential bias?
Rule of Four
Recusal
voir dire
Entrapment
What Supreme Court procedure requires four justices to agree to hear a case?
Majority Vote
Rule of Four
The Fourth Judge rule
Judicial Review
What legal document orders a person to appear in court?
Affidavit
Warrant
Summons
Subpoena
What is the jury selection process called?
Deliberation
voir dire
Judicial review
Arbitration
What model of criminal justice emphasizes due process and individual rights?
Wedding Cakes model
Justice model
Power model
Crime model
What type of order is issued by a higher court to review a lower court's decision?
writ of certiorari
writ of possession
writ of mandamus
writ of habeas corpus
According to behavioral theory, Criminal behavior is primarily a result of:
Genetic Predisposition
Unconscious psychological conflict
Learned responses to external stimuli
Biological determinism
In behavioral theory, reinforcement plays what role in sharing criminal conduct?
It reduces the likelihood of criminal acts
It strengthens behavior that is rewarded
It only affects minor offenses, not serious crimes.
It has no measurable effect on human behavior
According to social learning theory, individuals become criminals because they:
Are born with antisocial tendencies
Learn values, attitudes, and techniques that favor crime
Experience economic disadvantage
Lack Biological self-control
According to strain theory, crime occurs:
People are biologically predisposed to crime
Social institutions encourage conformity
Individuals cannot achieve socially approved goals through legitimate means
individuals are isolated from social influence
