AAERT Study Flashcards 3 - mix Exam Questions And Answers

What is a subpoena? - ANS A court order requiring someone to appear in court -- usually to give testimony and/or provide documents) What kind of microphone is this picture? - ANS boundary microphone Within a digital court reporting software the audio source is where? - ANS It is where you set your microphone input. How many channels should be used at a minimum? (According to AAERT) - ANS Four channels During a sidebar what are the two most important things the reporter needs to make sure happens if it will be on the record? - ANS That the audio is clear of each speaker and that they are making time-stamped speaker designations at the exact time the speaker changes. You correctly checked this. Which type of microphone is not recommend by AAERT? - ANS Ribbon microphone What kind of microphone is in the picture? - ANS Gooseneck Microphone What kind of microphone is recommended by AAERT? - ANS Condenser and dynamic List the order of importance for annotation creation as indicated by AAERT. -Time stamps during important events -Proper nouns and spellings -Speaker designations -Lawyer objections and court rulings - ANS 1.) Speaker designations 2.) Proper nouns and spellings 3.) Lawyer objections and court rulings 4.) Time stamps during important events Scenario: During a trial a lawyer asks the first round of questions. When this same lawyer comes back to ask a second round of questions, what is it called? - ANS redirect examination Which of the following is NOT a commonly understood abbreviation? obj means objection sust means sustained at means affidavit o/r means overruled yh means Your Honor ty means thank you - ANS at is NOT commonly understood as affidavit according to AAERT Which term is correct? The court reporter was told she didn't need to put the (bench conference/briefs) on the record. - ANS bench conference Rank from most reliable to least reliable: - .gov - .org - .com - .net - ANS .gov .org .com .net What is the court reporter supposed to do when a lawyer says "strike that" on the record? - ANS They keep everything that was said in the transcript. Who should not be listed under "Also Present"? - The interpreter. - The videographer. - The witness's spouse. - The lawyer representing one of the parties. - ANS The lawyer representing one of the parties. True or False? The only purpose of annotating is to aid transcription. - ANS False Define histology - ANS study of tissues Which is the most common type of microphone connection? - ANS XLR During trial the lawyer who calls a witness gets to ask them questions first. What is it called when that lawyer is asking their first round of questions? - ANS direct examination Which of the following is not one of the ways criminal and civil cases differ? - ANS Only criminal cases have a jury. How many mics would you use for a small round table? - ANS 2 How many mics would you use for a large round table? - ANS 3 Define conflict of interest - ANS A situation in which someone cannot make a fair decision because they will be personally affected by the result. MULTIPLE ANSWERS: If sitting around a conference table, what is the best way to identify the speakers if there are ten participants in the room? A.) Use "UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER:" for all colloquy entries. B.) Use abbreviations of the participants' last names and make sure that you do not confuse any of them. C.) Use visual cues to help identify the speaker; for example, "blue" for Mr. Smith in the blue tie. D.) Make an appearance map and number participants 1 through 10 going clockwise around the table. - ANS Correct Answers: C and D C.) Use visual cues to help identify the speaker; for example, "blue" for Mr. Smith in the blue tie. D.) Make an appearance map and number participants 1 through 10 going clockwise around the table. Where is the exhibit sticker ideally placed? - ANS The bottom right-hand corner of the first page of each document being entered as an exhibit. The grand jury came to the conclusion that the evidence was sufficient to warrant a trial, and they returned a bill of ________. - ANS Indictment