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Multiple Choice Quiz

1
Jerome Frank, an American jurist, has questioned the approach used by courts to settle disputes as being similar to that of:
A)early science experiments.
B)a game.
C)navigating a maze.
D)negotiation.
2
Early colonial law in America followed which of the following models?
A)Code of Hammarabi
B)Tenets of France
C)English common law
D)Edicts of Confucianism
3
In 1998, the average length of a probation sentence handed down in state courts was:
A)6 months.
B)1 year.
C)3 1/2 years.
D)over 5 years.
4
Judges to United States district courts are:
A)elected.
B)appointed by Presidents.
C)appointed by state Governors.
D)selected by the U.S. Department of Justice.
5
Providing the United States Supreme Court decides to hear a case from a lower court, it would likely issue a(n):
A)writ of certiorari.
B)habeas corpus.
C)nolo contendre judgment.
D)indictment.
6
Which of the following state prosecutors serve the largest portion of the United States population?
A)Arizona
B)Florida
C)New York
D)California
7
Which Constitutional Amendment provides an accused person with the right to counsel?
A)First Amendment
B)Second Amendment
C)Fourth Amendment
D)Sixth Amendment
8
Which type of motion would an accused person likely ask to have filed if they believed that being tried with co-defendants would prejudice their case?
A)change of venue
B)motion of severance
C)motion to quash
D)motion to suppress
9
Which of the following reflects the percentage of defendants that are rearrested while on pretrial release?
A)40 percent
B)31 percent
C)23 percent
D)14 percent
10
What did the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals recommend be abolished in 1971?
A)plea bargains
B)bail
C)court television coverage
D)the death penalty
11
The process by which lawyers and the judge examine a prospective juror for a trial is referred to as:
A)judicial selection.
B)voir dire.
C)stare decisis.
D)petit.
12
A defense lawyer may move for a directed verdict in a case providing the evidence is considered:
A)overwhelming.
B)considered direct.
C)poor or weak.
D)corroborated through testimony.
13
Which of the following statements concerning eyewitness testimony is not correct?
A)The accuracy of older eyewitnesses is reduced in certain situations.
B)Blacks identify Whites better than people of their own race.
C)A display of confidence by a witness increases their credibility.
D)Police officers have better trained memory recall than most witnesses.
14
Joan Petersilia and Peter Greenwood argue that the crime rate could be reduced by as much as 15 percent if every convicted felon were:
A)forced to make financial restitution.
B)required to attain gainful employment.
C)publicly humiliated by society.
D)imprisoned for 1 year.
15
Which of the following purposes for punishment is based on the notion of lex talionis?
A)rehabilitation
B)retribution
C)general deterrence
D)restorative justice
16
Truth-in-sentencing policies commonly require that criminal offenders serve a minimum of:
A)85 percent of their original sentence.
B)50 percent of their original sentence.
C)1 year in prison and five years on parole.
D)a life-sentence in prison.
17
Which of the following states was the first to pass "three-strikes" legislation aimed at reducing crime?
A)California
B)New York
C)Arizona
D)Washington
18
Which type of crime was the first person executed for in the United States?
A)theft
B)rape
C)murder
D)treason
19
Which form of legal execution has never been used in the United States?
A)hanging
B)firing squad
C)decapitation
D)electrocution
20
Which of the following statements is correct concerning the use of the death penalty?
A)The death penalty is a proven deterrent to crime.
B)Blacks are more likely to be executed than Whites.
C)Most nations have increased their use of the death penalty.
D)There is little public ambivalence about the use of the death penalty in the U.S.





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