8.23: CRJ OER 1.2 Multiple Choice Questions (32)
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\(\newcommand{\avec}{\mathbf a}\) \(\newcommand{\bvec}{\mathbf b}\) \(\newcommand{\cvec}{\mathbf c}\) \(\newcommand{\dvec}{\mathbf d}\) \(\newcommand{\dtil}{\widetilde{\mathbf d}}\) \(\newcommand{\evec}{\mathbf e}\) \(\newcommand{\fvec}{\mathbf f}\) \(\newcommand{\nvec}{\mathbf n}\) \(\newcommand{\pvec}{\mathbf p}\) \(\newcommand{\qvec}{\mathbf q}\) \(\newcommand{\svec}{\mathbf s}\) \(\newcommand{\tvec}{\mathbf t}\) \(\newcommand{\uvec}{\mathbf u}\) \(\newcommand{\vvec}{\mathbf v}\) \(\newcommand{\wvec}{\mathbf w}\) \(\newcommand{\xvec}{\mathbf x}\) \(\newcommand{\yvec}{\mathbf y}\) \(\newcommand{\zvec}{\mathbf z}\) \(\newcommand{\rvec}{\mathbf r}\) \(\newcommand{\mvec}{\mathbf m}\) \(\newcommand{\zerovec}{\mathbf 0}\) \(\newcommand{\onevec}{\mathbf 1}\) \(\newcommand{\real}{\mathbb R}\) \(\newcommand{\twovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\ctwovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\threevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cthreevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\mattwo}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{rr}#1 \amp #2 \\ #3 \amp #4 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\laspan}[1]{\text{Span}\{#1\}}\) \(\newcommand{\bcal}{\cal B}\) \(\newcommand{\ccal}{\cal C}\) \(\newcommand{\scal}{\cal S}\) \(\newcommand{\wcal}{\cal W}\) \(\newcommand{\ecal}{\cal E}\) \(\newcommand{\coords}[2]{\left\{#1\right\}_{#2}}\) \(\newcommand{\gray}[1]{\color{gray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\lgray}[1]{\color{lightgray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\rank}{\operatorname{rank}}\) \(\newcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\col}{\text{Col}}\) \(\renewcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\nul}{\text{Nul}}\) \(\newcommand{\var}{\text{Var}}\) \(\newcommand{\corr}{\text{corr}}\) \(\newcommand{\len}[1]{\left|#1\right|}\) \(\newcommand{\bbar}{\overline{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bhat}{\widehat{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bperp}{\bvec^\perp}\) \(\newcommand{\xhat}{\widehat{\xvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\vhat}{\widehat{\vvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\uhat}{\widehat{\uvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\what}{\widehat{\wvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\Sighat}{\widehat{\Sigma}}\) \(\newcommand{\lt}{<}\) \(\newcommand{\gt}{>}\) \(\newcommand{\amp}{&}\) \(\definecolor{fillinmathshade}{gray}{0.9}\)The highest court in the United States; composed of eight associate Justices and one Chief Justice.
- Infancy Defense
- Common Law
- United States Supreme Court
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
An elected body, such as Congress, that has the constitutional authority to make laws.
- Legislature
- Dual Federalism
- Plea Bargain
- Trial Court
Rules promulgated by the SCOTUS that govern how federal criminal prosecutions are conducted.
- Unconstitutional
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
- SCOTUS
- Efficiency
An argument that the components of the criminal justice system are in conflict, and that there is actually no system at all.
- Juvenile Justice
- Fairness
- United States Supreme Court
- Non-system Argument
The constitutional idea that the criminal justice system must treat people in a fundamentally fair way.
- Executive Branch
- Dual Court System
- Hierarchical
- Procedural Due Process
A negotiated agreement between the prosecution and the defendant where the defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser crime than that originally charged, or to a lesser sentence than can normally be expected if the case goes to trial.
- Juvenile Justice
- Plea Bargain
- Hierarchical
- Three Branches of Government
A body of fundamental principles by which a nation or state is governed.
- Plea Bargain
- Due Process
- Trial Court
- Constitution
The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States; relies heavily on judicial decisions.
- Common Law
- Decisions (courts)
- Appellate Court
- Trial Court
A system of government like that of the United States where there are both national and state governments.
- Procedural Due Process
- Due Process
- Trial Court
- Dual Federalism
The court system of a country or state; judges taken collectively.
- Code
- Judiciary
- Efficiency
- Procedural Due Process
The ___________________ established by the Constitution are the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
- Code
- SCOTUS
- Due Process
- Three Branches of Government
Not in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of a particular state.
- Judiciary
- Penal Code
- Unconstitutional
- Dual Court System
A body of statutes that specify crimes and their punishments; more commonly referred to as the substantive criminal law or the criminal code.
- SCOTUS
- Due Process
- Penal Code
- Unconstitutional
The mission of the __________________ is to collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.
- Juvenile Justice
- Effectiveness
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Executive Branch
An organizational structure where elements are arranged by rank.
- Three Branches of Government
- Judicial Review
- Hierarchical
- Legislature
Carrying out justice system activities with proper regard for equity, proportionality, constitutional protections afforded defendants and convicted offenders, and public safety.
- Effectiveness
- Penal Code
- Judiciary
- Non-system Argument
The branch of government tasked with the administration of public affairs, and the enforcement of laws and policies.
- Judicial Review
- Hierarchical
- Trial Court
- Executive Branch
A group of interrelated parts that work together to accomplish a common set of objectives.
- Legislature
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Unconstitutional
- System
A court having original jurisdiction in criminal matters as opposed to an appellate court.
- Trial Court
- Congress of the United States
- Effectiveness
- Efficiency
The power of the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of legislative enactments.
- Unconstitutional
- Constitution
- Judicial Review
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
A comprehensive set of laws arranged by subject.
- Judiciary
- Code
- Legislature
- Judicial Review
A court that is empowered to rehear cases originating in a trial court.
- United States Supreme Court
- Judicial Review
- Hierarchical
- Appellate Court
Economically applying available resources to accomplish statutory goals as well as to improve public safety.
- Three Branches of Government
- Efficiency
- Nonsystem Argument
- Judicial Review
The common law doctrine that very young children were incapable of forming a culpable mental state, and thus were not subject to criminal prosecution.
- Infancy Defense
- Unconstitutional
- Appellate Court
- Juvenile Justice
The legislative branch of the United States government, composed of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
- Decisions (courts)
- Congress of the United States
- Due Process
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Supreme Court of the United States
- Due Process
- SCOTUS
- Constitution
- Common Law
The constitutional guarantee that a defendant will receive fair and impartial treatment by the criminal justice system.
- Efficiency
- Decisions (courts)
- Fairness
- Due Process
The portion of the United States Code or the Code of an individual state that deals with criminal law.
- Dual Court System
- United States Supreme Court
- Criminal Code
- Nonsystem Argument
The written opinions of appellate courts that have the force of law in common law countries like the United States.
- United States Supreme Court
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Decisions (courts)
- Judiciary
A term describing the American governmental structure characterized by having both state courts and federal courts.
- SCOTUS
- Judicial Review
- United States Supreme Court
- Dual Court System
Justice issues such as assuring equal treatment and handling of like offenders and giving equal weight to legally relevant factors in sentencing.
- Congress of the United States
- Criminal Code
- Fairness
- Plea Bargain
Elements of the criminal justice system designed to deal with lawbreaking by those not old enough to enter the adult system.
- Juvenile Justice
- Code
- Nonsystem Argument
- Three Branches of Government
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