Quiz 1
***Quiz 1****
Question 1 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
The search for the correct result essential to criminal procedure in a constitutional democracy means to: I. convict the guilty. II. plea bargain in weak cases. III. search for truth at any cost. IV. acquit the innocent. A. I, II, III, IV B. b. I, II, III C. c. I D. d. I, IV
Answer Key: D
Question 2 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
The trend today in balancing results and means in criminal justice: A. a. continues to be strongly in favor of individual rights by emphasizing process (means). B. b. has shifted away from process to results. C. c. is impossible to determine because the Supreme Court has not made it clear. D. d. is equally poised between process (means) and results.
Answer Key: B
Question 3 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
A brief description of the steps and judgments made by each court that has heard a case is called: A. a. the courts' judgments B. b. the courts' decisions C. c. the courts' opinions D. d. the procedural history of the case
Answer Key: D
Question 4 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
How a court disposes of a case is called: A. a. the court's judgment B. b. the court's opinion C. c. the majority opinion D. d. the case holding
Answer Key: A
Question 5 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
Courts explain why they decided a particular case the way it did in: A. a. the judgment. B. b. the opinion. C. c. the decision. D. d. facts.
Answer Key: B
Question 6 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
In the U.S. Supreme Court, certiorari: I. is discretionary. II. does not require the court to hear the appeal. III. is usually granted because a case raises an important constitutional issue affecting large numbers of individuals. IV. is usually granted to prevent punishment of the innocent A. a. III B. b. I, II C. c. I, II, III D. d. I, II, III, IV
Answer Key: C
Question 7 of
Question 1 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
The search for the correct result essential to criminal procedure in a constitutional democracy means to: I. convict the guilty. II. plea bargain in weak cases. III. search for truth at any cost. IV. acquit the innocent. A. I, II, III, IV B. b. I, II, III C. c. I D. d. I, IV
Answer Key: D
Question 2 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
The trend today in balancing results and means in criminal justice: A. a. continues to be strongly in favor of individual rights by emphasizing process (means). B. b. has shifted away from process to results. C. c. is impossible to determine because the Supreme Court has not made it clear. D. d. is equally poised between process (means) and results.
Answer Key: B
Question 3 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
A brief description of the steps and judgments made by each court that has heard a case is called: A. a. the courts' judgments B. b. the courts' decisions C. c. the courts' opinions D. d. the procedural history of the case
Answer Key: D
Question 4 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
How a court disposes of a case is called: A. a. the court's judgment B. b. the court's opinion C. c. the majority opinion D. d. the case holding
Answer Key: A
Question 5 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
Courts explain why they decided a particular case the way it did in: A. a. the judgment. B. b. the opinion. C. c. the decision. D. d. facts.
Answer Key: B
Question 6 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
In the U.S. Supreme Court, certiorari: I. is discretionary. II. does not require the court to hear the appeal. III. is usually granted because a case raises an important constitutional issue affecting large numbers of individuals. IV. is usually granted to prevent punishment of the innocent A. a. III B. b. I, II C. c. I, II, III D. d. I, II, III, IV
Answer Key: C
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