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A court that has the authority to hear a case when it is first brought to court is known as a court of |
| | A) | original jurisdiction |
| | B) | general jurisdiction |
| | C) | special jurisdiction |
| | D) | subject matter jurisdiction |
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In the federal court system, the courts of original jurisdiction are |
| | A) | U.S. district courts |
| | B) | circuit courts |
| | C) | superior courts |
| | D) | state supreme courts |
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A writ of habeus corpus is |
| | A) | an order from the U.S. Supreme Court to a lower court to send forward the records of a case for review |
| | B) | a request from a lower court to the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case |
| | C) | an order from a court to produce a prisoner in court to determine if he or she is being legally held |
| | D) | a request from a defendant that his or her case be heard on appeal by an appeals court |
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A state trial court of general jurisdiction may be called |
| | A) | superior court |
| | B) | district court |
| | C) | circuit court |
| | D) | all of the above |
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A state intermediate appellate court hears |
| | A) | cases involving questions regarding the U.S. Constitution |
| | B) | appeals of civil, but not criminal, cases from lower courts |
| | C) | appeals in civil and criminal cases from trial courts of general jurisdictions |
| | D) | cases regarding diplomatic personnel living in that state |
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The purpose of courts is to |
| | A) | determine legal status |
| | B) | protect individual citizens against arbitrary government action |
| | C) | censure wrongdoing |
| | D) | all of the above |
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The duty of the prosecutor is to |
| | A) | review sentencing decisions for appropriateness |
| | B) | decide whether to charge a person with a crime |
| | C) | decide whether an offender should be sentenced to prison or probation |
| | D) | all of the above |
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The prosecutor's decision to charge and prosecute an offender |
| | A) | is not reviewable |
| | B) | is always reviewed by a judge |
| | C) | can be reviewed by an appeals court |
| | D) | must be approved by defense counsel and police officials |
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Criminal defense lawyers |
| | A) | are generally very highly paid |
| | B) | often handle a large volume of cases in order to earn a decent living |
| | C) | are required to represent a certain number of indigent clients |
| | D) | always prefer to take a case to trial, rather than get a plea-bargain for a client |
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Which of the following is not a duty of a judge? |
| | A) | determining probable cause |
| | B) | setting and revoking bail |
| | C) | following rules of discovery |
| | D) | accepting guilty pleas |
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Which of the following is not a charging document? |
| | A) | warrant |
| | B) | complaint |
| | C) | information |
| | D) | grand jury indictment |
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Bail is |
| | A) | an absolute right |
| | B) | a form of punishment |
| | C) | a monetary guarantee that the suspect will appear at a later stage in the criminal justice process |
| | D) | given in cases of preventive detention |
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Plea bargaining serves the interest of |
| | A) | defense attorneys, who can spend less time on each case |
| | B) | prosecutors, who are guaranteed high conviction rates |
| | C) | judges, by reducng their case loads |
| | D) | all of the above |
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During voir dire jurors may be eliminated |
| | A) | for cause by the defense |
| | B) | for cause by the prosecution |
| | C) | under a peremptory challenge |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Stages in a criminal trial include |
| | A) | discovery proceedings, opening statements, jury deliberations |
| | B) | jury instructions, discovery proceedings, trial |
| | C) | defense case, government's case, opening statements |
| | D) | government's rebuttal jury instructions, discovery proceedings |
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