Introduction to Criminal Justice

Chapter 8: The Administration of Justice

Self-Check Quizzes

1
In highly controversial cases, all of the judges in a circuit may sit together and hear a case in what is known as a(n):
A)bench trial.
B)grand jury.
C)en banc hearing.
D)circuit court.
2
Trial courts of ____ jurisdiction are sometimes referred to generally as "inferior trial courts" or simply as "lower courts."
A)special
B)general
C)personal
D)limited
3
Which of the following is NOT one of the three key actors in the court process, according to your textbook?
A)The defense attorney
B)The defendant
C)The judge
D)The prosecutor
4
When prosecutors elect not to prosecute, they enter a:
A)writ of certiorari
B)writ of habeas corpus
C)trial de novo
D)notation of nolle prosequi
5
Public defenders commonly spend ____ with their clients.
A)five to ten minutes
B)two to three hours
C)five to seven hours
D)one to two eight-hour days
6
There are three types of charging documents, which are listed below. Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of charging documents listed in your text?
A)An information
B)A misdemeanant
C)A complaint
D)A grand jury indictment
7
A(n) ____ is a charging document specifying that an offense has been committed by a person or persons named or described.
A)information
B)grand jury indictment
C)complaint
D)all of the above
8
After suspects officially become defendants, they are brought before a lower-court judge for:
A)an arraignment.
B)plea bargaining.
C)an initial appearance.
D)filing charges.
9
Holding suspects or defendants in jail without giving them an opportunity to post bail, because of the threat they pose to society, is called:
A)a bench warrant.
B)conditional release.
C)a capias.
D)preventive detention.
10
The alternative to the grand jury, in states that do not choose to utilize them, is the filing of a(n):
A)complaint.
B)subpoena.
C)information.
D)indictment.
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