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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
Respect
Fairness
Equality - ✔✔Accuracy
Which of the following best describes the criminal justice system objective of equality?
All defendants guilty of the same offense should receive equal punishment
All defendants should receive the same quality of justice
All defendants should receive the same quality of attorneys
All defendants should receive equal time in court - ✔✔All defendants should receive the same quality of
justice
What level of proof must be established for a police officer to make an arrest?
Beyond a reasonable doubt
Preponderance of the evidence
Probable cause
Reasonable suspicion - ✔✔Probable Cause
Warrants are obtained for all but which of the following purposes?
To search an area
To seize an item
To seize a person
To press charges - ✔✔To press charges
,Which of the following amendments to the U.S Constitution do not address issues of criminal
procedure?
First
Sixth
Eighth
Fourteenth - ✔✔First
Which organization has the legal authority to interpret and apply the rules established in the U.S.
Constitution?
The U.S Congress
The U.S Supreme Court
The U.S. President
State Governors - ✔✔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?
The U.S. Congress
State Legislatures
Trial court judges
State Supreme Courts - ✔✔State Supreme Courts
Of all the sources for American Procedural law, which is the oldest?
The U.S. Constitution
State constitutions
Common Law
Court rules - ✔✔Common Law
The U.S. Supreme Court derives its authority to create federal rules of criminal procedure from ____.
the president
, The U.S. Congress
The U.S Constitution
Common Law - ✔✔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. Supreme Court
The U.S Congress
The State supreme courts
The U.S. Constitution - ✔✔The U.S. Constitution
Including the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., there are ____ circuit courts in the
United States
Seven
Nine
Twelve
Thirteen - ✔✔Thirteen
The concept of precedent, central to supreme court decision making, is based on which legal principle?
Ex post Facto
Ad Hoc Facto
Dues ex machina
Stare decisis - ✔✔Stare decisis
A criminal trial not held before a jury is known as
Ty trial
Statutory trial
Bench trial
Unconstitutional trial - ✔✔Bench trial
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
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
Respect
Fairness
Equality - ✔✔Accuracy
Which of the following best describes the criminal justice system objective of equality?
All defendants guilty of the same offense should receive equal punishment
All defendants should receive the same quality of justice
All defendants should receive the same quality of attorneys
All defendants should receive equal time in court - ✔✔All defendants should receive the same quality of
justice
What level of proof must be established for a police officer to make an arrest?
Beyond a reasonable doubt
Preponderance of the evidence
Probable cause
Reasonable suspicion - ✔✔Probable Cause
Warrants are obtained for all but which of the following purposes?
To search an area
To seize an item
To seize a person
To press charges - ✔✔To press charges
,Which of the following amendments to the U.S Constitution do not address issues of criminal
procedure?
First
Sixth
Eighth
Fourteenth - ✔✔First
Which organization has the legal authority to interpret and apply the rules established in the U.S.
Constitution?
The U.S Congress
The U.S Supreme Court
The U.S. President
State Governors - ✔✔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?
The U.S. Congress
State Legislatures
Trial court judges
State Supreme Courts - ✔✔State Supreme Courts
Of all the sources for American Procedural law, which is the oldest?
The U.S. Constitution
State constitutions
Common Law
Court rules - ✔✔Common Law
The U.S. Supreme Court derives its authority to create federal rules of criminal procedure from ____.
the president
, The U.S. Congress
The U.S Constitution
Common Law - ✔✔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. Supreme Court
The U.S Congress
The State supreme courts
The U.S. Constitution - ✔✔The U.S. Constitution
Including the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., there are ____ circuit courts in the
United States
Seven
Nine
Twelve
Thirteen - ✔✔Thirteen
The concept of precedent, central to supreme court decision making, is based on which legal principle?
Ex post Facto
Ad Hoc Facto
Dues ex machina
Stare decisis - ✔✔Stare decisis
A criminal trial not held before a jury is known as
Ty trial
Statutory trial
Bench trial
Unconstitutional trial - ✔✔Bench trial
