Unit 5 Study Guide

Question 1

Who is a certified officer that maintains order in the court?

Answer 1

Bailiff

Question 2

Who is the referee of the courtroom?

Answer 2

Judge

Question 3

Who is the person against whom the crime has been committed?

Answer 3

Victim

Question 4

Who is selected before the trial by the procedure and defense attorney?

Answer 4

Jury

Question 5

Who is a representative of the state?

Answer 5

Procesutor

Question 6

Who is an employee of the court that records everything that is said in the trial?

Answer 6

Court reporter

Question 7

Who represents the defendant?

Answer 7

Defense Attorney

Question 8

Who is accused of committing the crime?

Answer 8

Defendant

Question 9

What should the prosecutor not do for the police officer?

Answer 9

Tell them what to say

Question 10

What does the defense attorney emphasize to the jury during their closing statement?

Answer 10

Why their client is innocent

Question 11

The first series of questions asked by the prosecutor when presenting their case is called?

Answer 11

Direct examination

Question 12

The first questions asked by the defense when the other side is presenting their case is called?

Answer 12

Cross-examination

Question 13

What prevents illegal questioning?

Answer 13

Objection

Question 14

If a defendant waives their right to a jury, who decides their guilt or innocence?

Answer 14

Judge

Question 15

The judge says this when the prosecutor or defense attorney has an issue with a question?

Answer 15

Overruled

Question 16

The judge says this when a witness can answer a question that an attorney has an issue with?

Answer 16

Sustained

Question 17

What amendment protects the defendant from testifying?

Answer 17

5th Amendment

Question 18

What is it called if the jury cannot decide the guilt or innocence of the person on trial?

Answer 18

Hung Jury

Question 19

What should a witness always tell?

Answer 19

Truth

Question 20

How does a witness address a judge?

Answer 20

Your honor

Question 21

What determines whether a case enters through the state or federal court system?

Answer 21

Which law has been broken

Question 22

What defines the jurisdiction of each court?

Answer 22

Law

Question 23

Which types of state courts are mostly organized at the town, municipal, or county levels?

Answer 23

Lower level

Question 24

Which state courts can order a new trial?

Answer 24

Appellate Courts

Question 25

What federal court has nine justices?

Answer 25

U.S. Supreme Court

Question 26

What federal court reviews cases from the lower courts?

Answer 26

U,S. Courts of Appeals

Question 27

What federal court is the primary trial court of the U.S. system?

Answer 27

U.S. District Courts

Question 28

The plaintiff the one who brings the charges and the respondent the one on trial?

Answer 28

Civil Law

Question 29

Punishment is monetary, jail or prison, probation, community service, if they are found guilty?

Answer 29

Criminal Law

Question 30

Punishment often times monetary which is paid to another person or institution?

Answer 30

Civil Law

Question 31

What kind of law has the burden of proof of "beyond a reasonable doubt"?

Answer 31

Criminal Law

Question 32

What kind of law has the burden of proof of "preponderance of the evidence"?

Answer 32

Civil Law

Question 33

What kind of law deals primarily with individual or property rights?

Answer 33

Civil Law

Question 34

Some examples of this type are arson, rape, and armed robbery.

Answer 34

Criminal Law

Question 35

In this type of law, determination of guilt results in punishment.

Answer 35

Criminal Law

Question 36

The Supreme Court can strike down an unconstitutional law.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

If you break a law, your case will probably be in a state court system.

Answer 37

True

Question 38

The federal court system was created by Congress.

Answer 38

True

Question 39

When you ask a higher court to review your case, you are making an appeal.

Answer 39

True

Question 40

You are arrested for a crime. What are you now entering?

Answer 40

The court system

Question 41

After arrest, the police obtain info about you, fingerprints, and a photo. What are they doing?

Answer 41

Booking

Question 42

Officer writes a statement of facts. He refers to this as an affidavit.

Answer 42

Complaint

Question 43

What can the officer put in the affidavit that he presents before the judge?

Answer 43

Hearsay

Question 44

You commit a crime but are not caught. Police file an affidavit that is signed by the judge.

Answer 44

Warrant

Question 45

You are arrested and you are waiting to see the judge for the first time. What is this called?

Answer 45

Initial Appearance

Question 46

You can be released until trial but the judge says it will be $5,000. What is he talking about?

Answer 46

Bail

Question 47

You appear before the judge the 2nd time to determine if probable cause exists.

Answer 47

Preliminary hearing

Question 48

Case is sent to a group who will determine if probable cause you committed the crime.

Answer 48

Grand jury

Question 49

You want your attorney to negotiate with the prosecutor for a lesser punishment.

Answer 49

Plea bargaining

Question 50

Defendants have people testify to their good character and rehabilitative efforts.

Answer 50

Witness

Question 51

What do defendants have a right to when they speak on their own behalf before the judge?

Answer 51

Allocution

Question 52

Who can speak on a defendant's behalf before the judge?

Answer 52

No one

Question 53

Who can work with defendants to prepare them for what to say before the judge?

Answer 53

The defendant's attorney

Question 54

What has to be within the range the law has specified for the category if crime?

Answer 54

The punishment

Question 55

An alternative punishment in which defendants remain free while meeting certain requirements?

Answer 55

Probation

Question 56

Who are defendants responsible for reporting to when they are on probation?

Answer 56

Probation officer

Question 57

Defendant violates their probation, they are entitled to this by notification.

Answer 57

Probation revocation hearing

Question 58

Defendant can take to cover the new offense they have committed and the probation violation?

Answer 58

Plea deal

Question 59

What can defendants file if they disagree with convictions or sentences of their charge?

Answer 59

Appeal

Question 60

Why do we have laws?

Answer 60

To protect our general safety & ensure rights as citizens

Question 61

Marbury v. Madison

Answer 61

A U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States, meaning that American courts have the power to strike down laws, statutes, and some government actions that violate the Constitution of the United States