CRJ 123 Quiz 1 | 100% Correct Answers |
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which of the following objectives of the criminal justice system best describes the idea that the guilty
should be convicted and the innocent go free? - ✔✔accuracy
which of the following best describes the criminal justice objective of equality? - ✔✔all defendants
should receive the same quality of justice
what level of proof must be established for a police officer to make an arrest? - ✔✔probable cause
warrants are obtained for all but which of the following purposes? - ✔✔to press charges
which of the following amendments to the U.S. constitution do not address issues of criminal procedure?
- ✔✔first
which organization has the legal authority to interpret and apply the rules established in the U.S.
constitution? - ✔✔the U.S. supreme court
where must one look when the U.S. supreme court has yet to answer a question regarding the U.S.
constitution? - ✔✔state supreme courts
of all of the sources for American procedural law, which is the oldest? - ✔✔common law
the U.S. supreme court derives its authority to create federal rules of criminal procedure from ___. -
✔✔the U.S. congress
which of the following designates which cases are heard by the federal courts and which are heard by
the state courts? - ✔✔the U.S. constitution
, including the federal circuit court of appeals in washington d.c., there are ___ circuit courts in the United
States - ✔✔13
the concept of precedent, central to supreme court decision making, is based on which legal principle? -
✔✔stare decisis
a criminal trial not held before a jury is known as a/an ___. - ✔✔bench trial
which of the following is not a standard method by which state court judges are selected? - ✔✔election
by judges
U.S. supreme court eras are typically named after ___. - ✔✔the chief justice of that court
stare decisis literally means which of the following? - ✔✔to stand by precedent and to stand by settled
points
which of the following is the primary source of criminal procedure? - ✔✔the U.S. constitution
which of the following is the only crime mentioned by name in the U.S. constitution? - ✔✔treason
which of the following states that the US. constitution and laws passed by the U.S. congress eclipse state
constitutions and state laws? - ✔✔the supremacy clause
which of the following is not a set of rules or guidelines for criminal procedure? - ✔✔the model penal
code
in which constitutional amendment is the due process clause? - ✔✔14th
which of the following events in U.S. history served as a major turning point in the application of the bill
of rights to the states? - ✔✔the civil war
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which of the following objectives of the criminal justice system best describes the idea that the guilty
should be convicted and the innocent go free? - ✔✔accuracy
which of the following best describes the criminal justice objective of equality? - ✔✔all defendants
should receive the same quality of justice
what level of proof must be established for a police officer to make an arrest? - ✔✔probable cause
warrants are obtained for all but which of the following purposes? - ✔✔to press charges
which of the following amendments to the U.S. constitution do not address issues of criminal procedure?
- ✔✔first
which organization has the legal authority to interpret and apply the rules established in the U.S.
constitution? - ✔✔the U.S. supreme court
where must one look when the U.S. supreme court has yet to answer a question regarding the U.S.
constitution? - ✔✔state supreme courts
of all of the sources for American procedural law, which is the oldest? - ✔✔common law
the U.S. supreme court derives its authority to create federal rules of criminal procedure from ___. -
✔✔the U.S. congress
which of the following designates which cases are heard by the federal courts and which are heard by
the state courts? - ✔✔the U.S. constitution
, including the federal circuit court of appeals in washington d.c., there are ___ circuit courts in the United
States - ✔✔13
the concept of precedent, central to supreme court decision making, is based on which legal principle? -
✔✔stare decisis
a criminal trial not held before a jury is known as a/an ___. - ✔✔bench trial
which of the following is not a standard method by which state court judges are selected? - ✔✔election
by judges
U.S. supreme court eras are typically named after ___. - ✔✔the chief justice of that court
stare decisis literally means which of the following? - ✔✔to stand by precedent and to stand by settled
points
which of the following is the primary source of criminal procedure? - ✔✔the U.S. constitution
which of the following is the only crime mentioned by name in the U.S. constitution? - ✔✔treason
which of the following states that the US. constitution and laws passed by the U.S. congress eclipse state
constitutions and state laws? - ✔✔the supremacy clause
which of the following is not a set of rules or guidelines for criminal procedure? - ✔✔the model penal
code
in which constitutional amendment is the due process clause? - ✔✔14th
which of the following events in U.S. history served as a major turning point in the application of the bill
of rights to the states? - ✔✔the civil war
