Question 1

Which of the following category represents the most serious types of crimes?

Accepted Answer

A) misdemeanors 
B) infractions 
C) felonies 
D) summary offenses 
A) misdemeanors 
B) infractions 
C) felonies 
D) summary offenses C

Question 2

An example of a surety bond would be

Accepted Answer

A) a person in custody paying the full bail amount in cash 
B) a person in custody paying a non-refundable fee to a for-profit bonding company, which then posts the bail amount 
C) a person in custody paying only a percentage of the bail amount 
D) a person in custody allowing the court to place a lien on their property as payment of bail 
A) a person in custody paying the full bail amount in cash 
B) a person in custody paying a non-refundable fee to a for-profit bonding company, which then posts the bail amount 
C) a person in custody paying only a percentage of the bail amount 
D) a person in custody allowing the court to place a lien on their property as payment of bail B

Question 3

Which of the following is not one of the three types of plea bargains?

Accepted Answer

A) charge bargain 
B) evidence bargain 
C) sentence bargain 
D) implicit plea bargain 
A) charge bargain 
B) evidence bargain 
C) sentence bargain 
D) implicit plea bargain B

Question 4

The reason public defenders are less effective than private lawyers is because:

Accepted Answer

A) private lawyers are paid more money 
B) public defenders are not very smart 
C) prosecutors do not like negotiating with public defenders 
D) public defenders attract less winnable cases as a result of self-selection 
A) private lawyers are paid more money 
B) public defenders are not very smart 
C) prosecutors do not like negotiating with public defenders 
D) public defenders attract less winnable cases as a result of self-selection

Question 5

When a district attorney chooses not to formally charge a suspect in a case, this is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) detecting and investigating criminal offenses 
B) arraignment 
C) a Gerstein review 
D) prosecutorial discretion 
A) detecting and investigating criminal offenses 
B) arraignment 
C) a Gerstein review 
D) prosecutorial discretion

Question 6

The U.S. Supreme Court rendered the Federal Sentencing Guidelines as advisory in which case?

Accepted Answer

A) Santobello v. New York (1971) 
B) Missouri v. Frye (2012) 
C) United States v. Booker (2005) 
D) United States v. Armstrong (1996) 
A) Santobello v. New York (1971) 
B) Missouri v. Frye (2012) 
C) United States v. Booker (2005) 
D) United States v. Armstrong (1996)

Which of the following category represents the most serious types of crimes?

An example of a surety bond would be

Which of the following is not one of the three types of plea bargains?

The reason public defenders are less effective than private lawyers is because:

When a district attorney chooses not to formally charge a suspect in a case, this is an example of:

The U.S. Supreme Court rendered the Federal Sentencing Guidelines as advisory in which case?

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Exam 7: Criminal Law

Which of the following category represents the most serious types of crimes?

An example of a surety bond would be

Which of the following is not one of the three types of plea bargains?

The reason public defenders are less effective than private lawyers is because:

When a district attorney chooses not to formally charge a suspect in a case, this is an example of:

The U.S. Supreme Court rendered the Federal Sentencing Guidelines as advisory in which case?

Myth and Reality in the Judicial Process

Thinking Like a Lawyer: Legal Education and Law School

The Legal Profession: Lawyers and the Practice of Law

Organization of Courts

Choosing Judges

Civil Law

Trials

Appeals

The Supreme Court

Implementation and Impact

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