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1. a. b. county courts and district courts. trial courts and appellate courts. c. criminal courts and civil courts. d. state courts and federal courts. OBJ: 1 Chapter 3 FEDERAL COURTS TEST BANK The United States has a dual court system. This means that there are MULTIPLE CHOICE ANS: D REF:...

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, Chapter 1
COURTS, CRIME AND CONTROVERSY

TEST BANK


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The most influential actor in the courthouse is the:
a. judge c. clerk of courts
b. defense attorney d. prosecutor


ANS: D REF: 12 OBJ: 4

2. A trial by a judge without a jury is called a ____________________ trial.
a. judge c. bench
b. bar d. summary


ANS: C REF: 15 OBJ: 5

3. The operation of two separate and distinct court systems in the United States is referred
to as:
a. a dual court system c. full faith and credit
b. checks and balances d. comity


ANS: A REF: 9 OBJ: 3

4. The crime control and due process models were first developed by:
a. James Q. Wilson c. Dominick Dunn
b. Samuel Walker d. Herbert Packer


ANS: D REF: 20 OBJ: 7

5. The key value of the crime control model is:
a. repression of crime c. the rights of victims
b. the rights of defendants d. the integrity of the courts


ANS: A REF: 20 OBJ: 7




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,6. Which of the following are the three main components of the American Criminal Justice
system?
a. Federal, state and local
b. Judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys
c. Police, courts, and corrections
d. Probation, prison, and parole


ANS: C REF: 7 OBJ: 2

7. Which of the following is one reason the prosecution of Paul House differ from a typical
felony prosecution?
a. Because House represented himself in the trial
b. Because House appealed his case to numerous courts including the United
States Supreme Court
c. Because House’s wealth enabled him to hire a high-powered team of criminal
defense attorneys
d. Because House opted for a bench trial


ANS: B REF: 9 OBJ: 1

8. Which is true of “the law in action”?
a. Most defendants have hired private defense counsel
b. Most defendants take their case to trial
c. Most defendants agree to a guilty plea
d. Judges make sentencing decisions with almost complete autonomy


ANS: C REF: 17 OBJ: 6

9. The institutions of criminal justice in America are a system in the sense that:
a. they communicate, cooperate, and coordinate very efficiently
b. what happens in one agency or component affects other agencies and components
c. there is centralized control of all agencies within a state or the federal system
d. the U.S. Supreme Court closely controls all agencies and components


ANS: B REF: 7-8 OBJ: 2




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, 10. Criminal justice in America can be described as a fragmented non-system due in part to:
a. cases flow in a regular pattern through the system
b. what happens in one agency or component affects other agencies and
components
c. there is centralized control
d. the decentralized nature of American government that distributes power
between national and state governments


ANS: D REF: 8 OBJ: 2

11. The federal district courts are the federal ____________________ courts.
a. bankruptcy c. trial
b. appellate d. courts of last resort


ANS: C REF: 9-10 OBJ: 3

12. In the aftermath of the attacks of September 11, 2001 courts have wrestled with the issue
of:
a. the extension of the use of electronic eavesdropping by police
b. the use of undercover agents in narcotics cases
c. the use of wiretapping devices in private homes
d. the use of DNA evidence in criminal trials


ANS: A REF: 4 OBJ: 2

13. In the U.S. today, there are around ____________________ million people under some
form of correctional confinement or supervision.
a. 2 c. 7
b. 6.2 d. 15


ANS: C REF: 7 OBJ: 1

14. In terms of national policy, the most important court in the country is the U.S.
____________________ Court.
a. District c. Supreme
b. Appeals d. Criminal


ANS: C REF: 10 OBJ: 3




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