Criminal Courts (U.S.) MCQs (Chapterwise Multiple Choice Questions)

_____ is the officials—judge, prosecutor, defense attorney, and courtroom support staff—who work together day after day to process the criminal and civil cases that come before the court.

Courtroom workgroup

None of these

The next highest court in the federal system

State Supreme Court

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Courtroom workgroup

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_____ is known as a charging policy under which prosecutors evaluate cases in terms of their likelihood of conviction at trial; they file charges only if the odds of conviction at trial are good. This policy produces both a high rate of rejection at initial screening and a high trial rate for the cases that are not screened out.

An obstacle course

The civil law system

All of these

Trial sufficiency policy

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Trial sufficiency policy

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_____ is a legally binding marriage despite the absence of legal documents; allowed in only a handful of states today.

Common-law marriage

To address a disputed factual matter

To address a disputed civil matter

All of these

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Common-law marriage

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Collective incapacitation falls into the utilitarian classification of punishment.

True

False

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: True

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Which of the following is a mala in se crime?

Speeding

Shoplifting

Minor in possession of alcohol

Jaywalking

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Shoplifting

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Typically, judges are not allowed to refuse a plea bargain.

True

False

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: True

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Is public defender program a method of providing counsel for indigent defendants. Lawyers who are employed by the jurisdiction (typically, the county or the state) represent the indigent defendants who are charged with crimes?

True

False

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as a statute is void for vagueness if it fails to clearly define both the act prohibited and the appropriate punishment in advance.

An obstacle course

Void for vagueness

The common law system

All of these

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Void for vagueness

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_____ is the process of transferring a juvenile from juvenile court to adult court. Most states give juvenile court judges the power to waive jurisdiction over juvenile cases that meet certain criteria—generally, a minimum age, a specified type or level of offense, and/or a sufficiently serious record of prior delinquency. Some states have direct file waiver provisions, which allow the prosecutor to file certain types of juvenile cases directly in criminal court.

None of these

Waiver of juveniles to criminal court

Fixed-fee-per-case contract

Mixed

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Waiver of juveniles to criminal court

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Is conflict theorists consider society to be composed of individuals and groups with sharply different interests and to be characterized by conflict and dissention. People and groups everywhere, they maintain, seek to maximize their interests. Because resources are limited, conflict between different individuals and groups is inevitable and continuous?

False

True

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: True

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MCQ on Criminal Defendants and Crime Victims	MCQ on Defense Attorneys
MCQ on Judges	MCQ on Law and the Judicial Function
MCQ on Pretrial Procedures	MCQ on Prosecutors
MCQ on Sentencing	MCQ on Sources of Law
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