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1
Once questioning of potential jurors has been completed, what is the challenge that may be used for any reason, except race or gender, to excuse a prospective juror?
A)Challenge for cause.
B)Challenge for bias.
C)Peremptory challenge.
D)Executive challenge.
2
After the defense rests its case, the prosecution has an opportunity for
A)rebuttal.
B)surrebuttal.
C)cross examination.
D)re-cross-examination.
3
The responsibility of the prosecution to establish guilt beyond and to the exclusion of every reasonable doubt is called the
A)burden of proof.
B)burden of going forward with evidence.
C)preponderance of evidence.
D)order of proof.
4
In a civil suit, the party wronged is the plaintiff. What is the burden of proof necessary to win a civil case?
A)Proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
B)Preponderance of the evidence.
C)Probable cause.
D)Reasonable suspicion.
5
In a civil suit, the party wronged is the plaintiff. What is the burden of proof necessary to win a civil case?
A)Proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
B)Preponderance of the evidence.
C)Probable cause.
D)Reasonable suspicion.
6
A command to an individual to appear in court and to bring certain records or documents in his or her possession is called a
A)subpoena.
B)subpoena duces tecum.
C)summons.
D)complaint.
7
The type of evidence by which an unknown fact is inferred from a series of known facts is called
A)direct evidence.
B)demonstrative evidence.
C)circumstantial evidence.
D)opinion evidence.
8
The function of a witness in court is to
A)convict the defendant.
B)relate facts within the witness's knowledge.
C)interpret facts within the witness's knowledge.
D)apply the law to the facts of the case.





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