Question 1

What is the term that describes criminal justice professionals who cooperate in order to move cases through the court system?

Accepted Answer

A)  court administration
B)  criminal justice work group
C)  courtroom work group
D)  criminal justice administrative groupE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Why is it important for judges to enforce courtroom civility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Incivility damages the courts' public image.
B)  If an attorney personally attacks a member of the court, the case will have to be retried.
C)  Judges must appear to have total control of the courtroom at all times.
D)  Judges are required by the law to punish attorneys, defendants, members of the jury, or spectators for uncivil behavior.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

New judges know the job before taking on the position; there is no need to train new judges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following provides guidance to U.S.Federal judges in order to promote ethical behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress
B)  The Federal Committee for Judicial Conduct
C)  The American Bar Association
D)  The Committee on Codes of Conduct of the Judicial Conference of the United StatesE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Because most of a judge's time is spent on administrative duties, new judges should have strong administrative skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which courtroom player is responsible for the charging decision, the bail decision, and offering plea agreements?

Accepted Answer

A)  the defense attorney
B)  the prosecutor
C)  the judge
D)  the local police chiefE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Who is considered the single most powerful person in the American criminal justice system?

Accepted Answer

A)  the judge
B)  the defense attorney
C)  the prosecutor
D)  the local police chiefE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

The duress defense involves defendants' claims that they committed the act only because they were not acting of their own free will.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What do prosecutors have which gives them power to decide what charges to file and whether or not to negotiate a plea agreement?

Accepted Answer

A)  judicial power
B)  prosecutorial discretion
C)  statutory judgment
D)  prosecutorial authorityE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Discuss how Dan White used the so-called Twinkie Defense in his 1978 murder trial.

Accepted Answer

In 1978, Dan White used the so-called "T...

Question 11

How is the majority of a judge's time spent?

Accepted Answer

A)  considering weighty judicial issues and precedent
B)  presiding over trials and hearings
C)  reviewing and signing petitions
D)  managing administrative tasksE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Several prison inmates escape from the penitentiary.After being caught, one inmate tells police she had to escape with her cellmate and others who planned the escape because she was threatened with death.Which type of defense might this inmate use?

Accepted Answer

A)  entrapment
B)  acting under duress
C)  mentally ill
D)  weakE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Which defense is one in which the defendant admits to the criminal activity but offers reasons for acting?

Accepted Answer

A)  affirmative
B)  justification
C)  necessity
D)  duressE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Judge Smith has just been elected to the bench.She immediately begins to reach out to more experienced judges for legal advice, as well as signing up for a few legal seminars.This will help her ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  master the law that she will be required to know and apply
B)  handle her administrative duties in the courtroom
C)  cope with the psychological discomfort common in her new position
D)  campaign during the next judicial electionE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

What is the primary responsibility of the defense attorney?

Accepted Answer

A)  to certify that justice is served
B)  to prove the defendant's innocence
C)  to ensure that the state does not incarcerate innocent people
D)  to accurately account for billable hoursE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Only the wealthy have access to the "guiding hand of counsel" in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following may explain why public opinion polling found that 70% of the public are more distrustful of their judges than they have been in the past?

Accepted Answer

A)  States are increasingly moving to political judicial selection methods, rather than merit-based selection.
B)  Judges are increasingly recusing themselves from cases where they have personal, political, or financial connections to the parties involved in the case.
C)  Several states have passed laws eliminating political fundraising by judicial candidates.
D)  Special interest groups have dramatically increased their funding of judicial elections, often while pressuring candidates to openly share their political views.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

What is the right-wrong test?

Accepted Answer

The right-wrong test, also known as the ...

Question 19

The courtroom subculture is shaped in large part by the need to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  process large numbers of cases
B)  embody the "adversarial" ideal of two actors battling to win the case
C)  avoid civil charges for misconduct
D)  respond to political pressureE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Prosecutors have unfettered discretion and power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: The Bench and the Bar: Those Who Judge, Prosecute, and Defend

New judges know the job before taking on the position; there is no need to train new judges.

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Which courtroom player is responsible for the charging decision, the bail decision, and offering plea agreements?

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Prosecutors have unfettered discretion and power.

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What is the primary responsibility of the defense attorney?

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The courtroom subculture is shaped in large part by the need to ______.

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The duress defense involves defendants' claims that they committed the act only because they were not acting of their own free will.

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Which of the following may explain why public opinion polling found that 70% of the public are more distrustful of their judges than they have been in the past?

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Because most of a judge's time is spent on administrative duties, new judges should have strong administrative skills.

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What do prosecutors have which gives them power to decide what charges to file and whether or not to negotiate a plea agreement?

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Which defense is one in which the defendant admits to the criminal activity but offers reasons for acting?

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Why is it important for judges to enforce courtroom civility?

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Who is considered the single most powerful person in the American criminal justice system?

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Only the wealthy have access to the "guiding hand of counsel" in the United States.

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Several prison inmates escape from the penitentiary.After being caught, one inmate tells police she had to escape with her cellmate and others who planned the escape because she was threatened with death.Which type of defense might this inmate use?

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How is the majority of a judge's time spent?

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