CJ100
Fall 2009
Randall Rhodes
Chapter Seven Quiz
1. What was the original intent of Congress in creating the Bill of Rights?
a) protect citizens from state government
b) protect citizens from abuses by the federal government
c) restrict individual liberty
d) both a and b
2. The structure of the federal court system was laid out in:
a) Judiciary Act of 1789
b) Magna Carta
c) U.S. Constitution
d) Bill of Rights
3. Which are the most numerous of the state courts?
a) supreme
b) appellate
c) limited jurisdiction
d) general jurisdiction
4. Which of the following typically occurs during a first appearance in the lower courts?
a) trial by jury
b) setting of bail
c) appeal of previous conviction
d) all of the above
5. Which of the following is an activity of appellate courts?
a) interview witnesses
b) examine physical evidence
c) hear oral arguments
d) all of the above
6. What is the role of the defense attorney?
a) act as advocate for the accused
b) post bail for the defendant
c) provide basic services for the defendant’s family during the trial
d) all of the above
7. Defense attorneys for indigent offenders who serve in that capacity on a full-time basis
are considered:
a) contract attorneys
b) assigned counsel
c) public defenders
d) none of the above
8. Which of the following is a NOT characteristic of defendants who are more likely to
remain in jail pending trial?
a) minority
b) poor
c) weak community ties
d) female
9. What does a grand jury determine?
a) whether there is probable cause that a crime has been committed
b) guilt or innocence
c) whether to grant an appeal
d) whether the prosecutor has a conflict of interest
10. Which of the following is NOT a type of plea accepted in the United States?
a) guilty
b) partially guilty
c) not guilty
d) nolo contendere
11. How often is the plea of not guilty by reason of insanity used in the United States?
a) less than 5 percent of cases
b) about 25 percent of cases
c) 85 percent of cases
d) 95 percent of homicide cases
12. Which of the following could take place during plea bargaining?
a) reducing the seriousness of the convicting charge
b) reducing the sentence recommendation
c) reducing the number of counts
d) all of the above
Write five multiple choice questions of your own. Make sure you indicate the
RIGHT answer.
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Fill in the Blank:
18. The U.S. Constitution states that the ultimate judicial power of the government is to
be placed in a __________ court.
19. The vast majority of cases handled by limited jurisdiction courts deal with ________
offenses.
20. Courts of ______________ are the final appellate courts within the state court system.
21. To members of the public, _____________ are probably the most easily identified
participants in the court system.
22. In the _______________ system, private attorneys whose names appear on a list of
volunteers are assigned to represent indigents on a case-by-case basis.
23. The _________ is the stage at which an accused is informed of the charges and of
three constitutionally guaranteed rights: the right to counsel, the right to remain silent,
and the right to reasonable bail.
24. Pretrial release has typically involved setting some __________ amount that was
large enough to ensure that the defendant would appear at subsequent hearings.
25. A personal promise to appear at trial is known as release on _______________.
Answer one essay for five points. Please try and use complete sentences and not just
list partial facts, nouns, key words, etc.:
1. Explain the four basic levels of state court systems.
2. Explain the bias in pretrial release in the United States. What is the impact on
defendants?
3. Describe Samuel Walker’s criminal justice wedding cake model.