Chapter 8: Administration of Justice

Which of the following are among the main purposes of an initial appearance?

Judges advise defendants of their rights, Defendants receive formal notice of the charges against them, judges may set bail if they determine it is appropriate

Identify the true statements about preliminary hearings in the United States.

They are used only in felony cases, they allow defendants to be represented by legal counsel, they allow defendants to call witnesses on their behalf

List the following stages of a criminal trial in the order of their occurrence.

1. Opening statements, 2. Government's case and evidence, 3. Defendant's case, 4. Government's rebuttal case, 5. Closing arguments, 6. Jury deliberation

In the United States, the primary purpose of a(n)___ is to hear the formal information or Indictment and to allow the defendant to enter a plea.

Arraignment

The most general purpose of courts is to

Carry out justice

A defendant charged with a felony such as murder would most likely hire a ___ lawyer.

Criminal

In the United States, the purpose of a preliminary hearing is for a judge to ___.

Determine whether there is probable cause to support the charge or charges imposed by the prosecutor

In the context of the please at arraignments, when defendants plead "nolo", they ___.

Do not admit guilt but are willing to accept punishment anyway

The United States has a ____ court system.

Dual

One purpose of courts is to provide a ___ in which people can resolve disputes justly and peacefully.

Forum

After considering the evidence presented before them, a grand jury must decide whether to return a(n)

Indictment

In most states, which types of judges have to be licensed attorneys and members of the state bar associations?

Judges of trial courts, judges of appellate courts

Identify a true statement about plea bargaining

Plea bargaining developed because of the mutual interests it serves

Which of the following is the most powerful actor in the administration of justice because of the ability to exercise discretion in deciding whether to bring criminal charges?

Prosecutor

An attorney who is paid by the government to defend poor people is known as a(n) ____ defender

Public defender

Which of the following are the main components of the American Court Structure?

State courts, federal courts

In cases concerning U.S federal law, the court of last resort is the U.S ____ _____

Supreme court

Which of the following key factors in the U.S court process is a community's chief law enforcement official and is responsible primarily for the protection of society?

The prosecutor

Identify the true statements about prosecutors in the court process in the United States.

They conduct the final screening of each person arrested for a criminal offense, They decide whether there is enough evidence to support a conviction, they are the most powerful actors in the administration of justice, they have unreviewable discretion in deciding whether to charge a person with a crime and whether to prosecute a case

A monetary guarantee that is deposited with the court to ensure that the defendant will appear at a later stage in the criminal justice process is called a(n)

bail bond

)The principal responsibility of a judge is to

ensure that suspect and defendants are treaty fairly

A grand jury is a group of citizens who meet

for a period of time to investigate charges coming from preliminary hearings.

)If a crime is minor and the defendants have ties to the community, they are often released

on their own recognizance

The most powerful actors in the administration of justice include the

prosecutor, defense attorney, judge