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LSTD204 Final Exam
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Question 1 of 30
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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. consensus
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Question 2 of 30
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The main actors in the federal judiciary are the men and women who serve as
B.
defense attorneys C.prosecutors D.jurors
.
A.judges
Question 3 of 30
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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
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Question 4 of 30
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The
is the chief local prosecutor at the county level..
A.District Attorney
B.U.S. Attorney General C.General Prosecutor D.Solicitor General
Question 5 of 30
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The history of criminal defense can be traced back to
.
A.
the 1900s
B.ancient Rome C.ancient Greece D.early colonial America
Question 6 of 30
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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
Question 7 of 30
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On the whole most offenses are committed by people
.
A.20-25 B.30-35
C.40 or older
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Question 8 of 30
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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 violated in this instance.
A.Florida v. Nixon B.Betts v. Brady
C.White v. Illinois D.Ake v. Oklahoma
Question 9 of 30
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If a defendant is present but refuses to take the stand to testify, as is guaranteed by the , the jury may conclude that the
defendant has something to hide Fifth Amendment
Answer Key: Fifth Amendment
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Question 10 of 30
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Improperly obtained confessions are not admissible.
True False
Question 11 of 30
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The
Amendment requires that defense counsel be effective during the plea negotiation process. Sixth
Question 12 of 30
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In
, the Court upheld that a prosecutor may file additional charges if an initial expectation that the defendant would
plead guilty to a lesser charge proved unfounded.
A.Bordenkircher v. Hayes B.Brady v. United States C.Edwards v. People
D.United States v. Goodwin
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Question 13 of 30
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evidence refers to what someone says, usually someone who is under oath and giving testimony in a trial
Testimonial
Answer Key: Testimonial
Question 14 of 30
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Day fines were introduced by
in the 1920s.
A.Great Britian B.the United States C.West Germany
D.Sweden
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Question 15 of 30
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claim to be able to identify, based on various demographic and behavioral characteristics, how prospective jurors
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will decide. Jury consultants
Answer Key: Jury consultants
Question 16 of 30
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Once a mistrial is declared, the defendant cannot be tried again.
True False
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Question 17 of 30
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According tot he Constitution, convictions can be challenged via a writ of .
B.corpus delicti C.mens rea D.actus reus
A.habeus corpus
Question 18 of 30
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Sentencing for the purpose of
amounts to removing criminals from society so they cannot repeat their criminal
activity. incapacitation
Question 19 of 30
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The
has four layers: celebrated cases, serious felonies, not-so-serious felonies and misdemeanors.
Cake Model
B.
rush to judgment C.Layers of Justice Model D.Staggered Model
A.Wedding
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Question 20 of 30
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There is a wealth of evidence that prosecutors have used their
of minority defendants. peremptory challenges
to screen out prospective minority jurors from the trials
Answer Key: peremptory challenges
Question 21 of 30
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Reasons for include duress, coercion, intoxication, diminished capacity and mental impairment wrongful convictions
Answer Key: wrongful convictions
Question 22 of 30
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is a creative judicially imposed punishment that seeks to deter crime by imposing embarrassment or disgrace on
an offender. Shaming
Question 23 of 30
In the
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A.
0s B.1990s C.1970s D.1980s
DNA testing entered the mainstream.
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Question 24 of 30
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Arbitration is governed by both federal and state laws.
True False
Question 25 of 30
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The alternative for the conventional process for obtaining testimony from a witness for use in court at a later date.
A.online deposition
B.
electronic filing C.electronic discovery D.deposition
Question 26 of 30
Some examples of
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include dumpster diving, skimming, and pretext calling. identity theft
Answer Key: identity theft
Question 27 of 30
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The juvenile justice system is starting to look more like the adult criminal justice system.
True False
Question 28 of 30
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Wikipedia has been widely recognized as an authoritative source on which to base a legal decision.
True False
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Question 29 of 30
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List and discuss the three main steps to the voir dire process. Please give me several paragraphs on your essay
questions.
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Question 30 of 30
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Discuss the problem of wrongful convictions. Explain the significance of the problem and the causes. Give an example of
a wrongfully convicted person cleared through one of the Project Innocence programs.
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