Question 1 of 30
2.5/ 2.5 Points
By most accounts __________has slipped away on the Supreme Court. Between approximately 1930 and 1960, the percentage of
cases with at least one dissenting opinion increased around 10 percent to approximately 70 percent. concensus
Answer Key: consensus
Comment: You got full credit.
Question 2 of 30
2.5/ 2.5 Points
The main actors in the federal judiciary are the men and women who serve as __________ .
A.judges
B.defense attorneys
C.prosecutors
D.jurors
Answer Key: A
Question 3 of 30
2.5/ 2.5 Points
Several early twentieth century crime commission reports led to what has been called the
__________ of criminal justice. Most members of those commissions were reformers who
sought to remove corruption and political favoritism from the criminal process.
A.Judicial cleansing era
B.progressive era
C.anti-corruption era
D.reformer era
Answer Key: B
Question 4 of 30
2.5/ 2.5 Points
The __________ is the chief local prosecutor at the county level..
A.District Attorney
B.U.S. Attorney General
, C.General Prosecutor
D.Solicitor General
Answer Key: A
Question 5 of 30
2.5/ 2.5 Points
The history of criminal defense can be traced back to __________.
A.the 1900s
B.ancient Rome
C.ancient Greece
D.early colonial America
Answer Key: B
Question 6 of 30
2.5/ 2.5 Points
Instructors at Harvard used the __________ method of teaching, a confrontational approach which is intended to improve student's
critical thinking in order to present the cases. Socratic
Answer Key: Socratic
Question 7 of 30
2.5/ 2.5 Points
On the whole most offenses are committed by people __________ .
A.20-25
B.30-35
C.40 or older
D.18 or younger
Answer Key: C
Question 8 of 30
2.5/ 2.5 Points
__________ dealt with the admissibility at the defendant's trial of the out-of-court statements
made by a four-year-old girl. The Supreme Court held that the Confrontation Clause was not
2.5/ 2.5 Points
By most accounts __________has slipped away on the Supreme Court. Between approximately 1930 and 1960, the percentage of
cases with at least one dissenting opinion increased around 10 percent to approximately 70 percent. concensus
Answer Key: consensus
Comment: You got full credit.
Question 2 of 30
2.5/ 2.5 Points
The main actors in the federal judiciary are the men and women who serve as __________ .
A.judges
B.defense attorneys
C.prosecutors
D.jurors
Answer Key: A
Question 3 of 30
2.5/ 2.5 Points
Several early twentieth century crime commission reports led to what has been called the
__________ of criminal justice. Most members of those commissions were reformers who
sought to remove corruption and political favoritism from the criminal process.
A.Judicial cleansing era
B.progressive era
C.anti-corruption era
D.reformer era
Answer Key: B
Question 4 of 30
2.5/ 2.5 Points
The __________ is the chief local prosecutor at the county level..
A.District Attorney
B.U.S. Attorney General
, C.General Prosecutor
D.Solicitor General
Answer Key: A
Question 5 of 30
2.5/ 2.5 Points
The history of criminal defense can be traced back to __________.
A.the 1900s
B.ancient Rome
C.ancient Greece
D.early colonial America
Answer Key: B
Question 6 of 30
2.5/ 2.5 Points
Instructors at Harvard used the __________ method of teaching, a confrontational approach which is intended to improve student's
critical thinking in order to present the cases. Socratic
Answer Key: Socratic
Question 7 of 30
2.5/ 2.5 Points
On the whole most offenses are committed by people __________ .
A.20-25
B.30-35
C.40 or older
D.18 or younger
Answer Key: C
Question 8 of 30
2.5/ 2.5 Points
__________ dealt with the admissibility at the defendant's trial of the out-of-court statements
made by a four-year-old girl. The Supreme Court held that the Confrontation Clause was not
