Test bank for criminal courts structure process and issues 3rd edition by champion

Test Bank for Criminal Courts Structure Process and Issues 3rd Edition by Champion Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Table of Contents Chapter Law: The Legal Battlefield Chapter The Structure of American Courts Chapter The Prosecution Chapter The Defense Chapter Judges Chapter Juries Chapter Pretrial Procedures and the Trial Process Chapter Pretrial Procedures: Plea Bargaining Chapter Sentencing Goals and Structures Chapter 10 Judicial Sentencing Options, Sentencing Disparities, and Appeals Chapter 11 The Juvenile Justice System: Juvenile Rights and Case Processing Chapter 12 Juvenile Courts: Adjudication and Disposition Chapter 13 Diversion, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Specialty Courts Chapter 14 Courts, Media, and the Litigation Explosion Chapter TRUE/FALSE Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false 1) Law is unrelated to specific points in time in that it is the same during whatever time period we are examining Answer: F Objective: Understand what the law is and the role it plays in various facets of our daily lives Page number: Level: Basic 2) The Dred Scott case had to with the Fourth Amendment Answer: F Objective: Understand what the law is and the role it plays in various facets of our daily lives Page number: Level: Basic 3) The Dred Scott case emphasized states' rights over those of the federal government relative to slavery Answer: T Objective: Understand what the law is and the role it plays in various facets of our daily lives Page number: Level: Basic 4) The Dred Scott case determined that citizenship of slaves was a state issue, not a federal one Answer: T Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Criminal Courts Structure Process and Issues 3rd Edition by Champion Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Objective: Understand the evolution of disputes and the formal resolution of them Page number: Level: Basic 5) The law plays a powerful role in shaping and maintaining women's subordination in society Answer: T Objective: Understand what the law is and the role it plays in various facets of our daily lives Page number: Level: Basic Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Criminal Courts Structure Process and Issues 3rd Edition by Champion Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ 6) The law has not been used in past times to regulate women's reproduction and access to professional credentials Answer: F Objective: Understand what the law is and the role it plays in various facets of our daily lives Page number: Level: Basic 7) Social control is the idea that society can control the minds of its citizens Answer: F Objective: Describe the different functions of law, including social control, dispute resolution, and social change Page number: Level: Basic 8) Dispute resolution is a function of the criminal law Answer: T Objective: Describe the different functions of law, including social control, dispute resolution, and social change Page number: Level: Basic 9) There is a great deal of difference between informal and formal social controls Answer: T Objective: Describe the different functions of law, including social control, dispute resolution, and social change Page number: 4-5 Level: Basic 10) Gossip is an informal type of social control Answer: T Objective: Describe the different functions of law, including social control, dispute resolution, and social change Page number: Level: Basic 11) A disputant is not a party in a dispute resolution action Answer: F Objective: Describe the different functions of law, including social control, dispute resolution, and social change Page number: Level: Basic 12) Nonlegal methods of resolving disputes usually result in agreements that are satisfactory to both parties Answer: T Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Criminal Courts Structure Process and Issues 3rd Edition by Champion Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Objective: Describe the different functions of law, including social control, dispute resolution, and social change Page Number: Level: Basic 13) Social change is one important function of law Answer: T Objective: Describe the different functions of law, including social control, dispute resolution, and social change Page number: Level: Basic 14) Social change involves no modification of ideas and practices Answer: F Objective: Describe the different functions of law, including social control, dispute resolution, and social change Page number: Level: Basic 15) Social ills and biases are resolved through law Answer: T Objective: Describe the different functions of law, including social control, dispute resolution, and social change Page number: Level: Basic 16) Naming, blaming, and maiming are stages in dispute resolution Answer: F Objective: Describe the different functions of law, including social control, dispute resolution, and social change Page number: 5-6 Level: Basic 17) Naming means to identify oneself as a victim Answer: T Objective: Understand the evolution of disputes and the formal resolution of them Page number: Level: Basic 18) Injuries or losses cited by parties in a lawsuit are a part of the claiming stage Answer: T Objective: Understand the evolution of disputes and the formal resolution of them Page number: Level: Basic 19) Blaming is the stage where the victim usually realizes they were to blame for the offense Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Criminal Courts Structure Process and Issues 3rd Edition by Champion Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Answer: F Objective: Understand the evolution of disputes and the formal resolution of them Page number: Level: Intermediate 20) Substantive law is essentially the law on the books Answer: T Objective: Understand the difference between substantive law and procedural law Page number: Level: Basic 21) How the law is applied is the province of procedural law Answer: T Objective: Understand the difference between substantive law and procedural law Page number: Level: Basic 22) The preconflict stage is not the same as the grievance stage Answer: F Objective: Understand the evolution of disputes and the formal resolution of them Page number: Level: Basic 23) Common law is a function of judicial precedent and customs Answer: T Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Basic 24) Common law originated in France Answer: F Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Basic 25) The case of Ghen v Rich was resolved through statutory law Answer: F Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Intermediate 26) In the case of State v Bradbury, Bradbury recovered a whale shot by a whale hunter and converted the whale remains for profit Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Criminal Courts Structure Process and Issues 3rd Edition by Champion Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Answer: F Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Intermediate 27) The cases of Ghen and Bradbury were decided strictly on the basis of common law Answer: T Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Intermediate 28) Civil law stresses codification Answer: T Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Basic 29) The civil standard of proof is beyond a reasonable doubt Answer: F Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Basic 30) The criminal standard of proof is by a preponderance of the evidence Answer: F Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Basic 31) Under criminal law, the victim is the state Answer: T Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page Number: Level: Basic 32) Imprisonment is not a consequence that can result from a judgment in civil courts Answer: T Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Basic Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Criminal Courts Structure Process and Issues 3rd Edition by Champion Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ 33) Administrative law is created by judges through the principle of stare decisis Answer: F Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: 10 Level: Basic 34) Administrative law affects our daily lives Answer: T Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: 10 Level: Basic 35) The Food and Drug Administration promulgates administrative laws Answer: T Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: 10 Level: Intermediate 36) Sociological jurisprudence has to with law that concerns itself with social or public policy Answer: T Objective: Describe the different sociological perspectives on law such as sociological jurisprudence, legal realism, critical legal studies, and feminist legal theory Page number: 11 Level: Intermediate 37) One of the main proponents of critical legal studies was Roberto Unger Answer: T Objective: Describe the different sociological perspectives on law such as sociological jurisprudence, legal realism, critical legal studies, and feminist legal theory Page number: 14 Level: Basic 38) The first person to use social science in litigation was Louis Brandeis Answer: T Objective: Describe the different sociological perspectives on law such as sociological jurisprudence, legal realism, critical legal studies, and feminist legal theory Page number: 11 Level: Basic 39) Legal realism is founded on the basic principles of sociological jurisprudence Answer: T Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Criminal Courts Structure Process and Issues 3rd Edition by Champion Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Objective: Describe the different sociological perspectives on law such as sociological jurisprudence, legal realism, critical legal studies, and feminist legal theory Page number: 12-13 Level: Basic 40) Karl Llewellyn was a staunch feminist Answer: F Objective: Describe the different sociological perspectives on law such as sociological jurisprudence, legal realism, critical legal studies, and feminist legal theory Page number: 12 Level: Basic MULTIPLE CHOICE Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question 1) Legislatively prohibited acts are called: A) procedural law B) statutory law C) common law D) antiquated law Answer: B Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Basic 2) Law based on court decrees and precedents is: A) statutory law B) substantive law C) procedural law D) common law Answer: D Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Basic 3) The case of the whale hunters was decided on the basis of: A) crimes B) common law C) statutory law D) torts Answer: B Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Intermediate 4) In the case of State v Bradbury, the issue was resolved based on: A) common law B) procedural law C) statutory law D) administrative law Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Criminal Courts Structure Process and Issues 3rd Edition by Champion Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Answer: A Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Intermediate 5) Laws are usually created by: A) legislatures B) the public C) the President D) courts Answer: A Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Basic 6) As the result of the Dred Scott case, citizenship was: A) a state issue B) a local city issue C) a local county issue D) a federal issue Answer: A Objective: Understand what the law is and the role it plays in various facets of our daily lives Page number: Level: Intermediate 7) The body of rules of specific conduct, prescribed by existing authority, is called: A) law B) blaming C) social change D) social control Answer: A Objective: Describe the different functions of the law, including social control, dispute resolution, and social change Page number: Level: Basic 8) The law has been used to regulate: A) women's right to vote B) women's reproduction C) women's right of access to professions D) All of the above Answer: D Objective: Understand what the law is and the role it plays in various facets of our daily lives Page number: Level: Basic Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Criminal Courts Structure Process and Issues 3rd Edition by Champion Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ 9) Efforts by a society to regulate the behavior of its members is: A) social control B) mind control C) social contact D) social contract Answer: A Objective: Describe the different functions of the law, including social control, dispute resolution, and social change Page number: Level: Basic 10) Informal social control is: A) punishing underage drinking with a fine and jail time B) a traffic citation C) gossip D) an order to appear in court Answer: C Objective: Describe the different functions of the law, including social control, dispute resolution, and social change Page number: Level: Basic 11) Disputants: A) negotiate B) arbitrate C) litigate D) All of the above Answer: D Objective: Describe the different functions of the law, including social control, dispute resolution, and social change Page number: Level: Intermediate 12) A nonlegal method of resolving a disagreement is known as: A) dispute resolution B) social control C) courtroom drama D) court decision making Answer: A Objective: Describe the different functions of the law, including social control, dispute resolution, and social change Page number: Level: Basic 10 Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Criminal Courts Structure Process and Issues 3rd Edition by Champion Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ 13) Social change may involve: A) passive changes of ideas and practices B) deliberate social actions C) natural forces D)All of the above Answer: D Objective: Describe the different functions of the law, including social control, dispute resolution, and social change Page number: Level: Basic 14) When judges are aggressively involved in social change through their decision making, this is called: A) judicial claiming B) blaming C) judicial activism D) naming Answer: C Objective: Understand the evolution of disputes and the formal resolution of them Page number: Level: Basic 15) The final stage in the dispute process, where damages are sought, is: A) claiming B) blaming C) naming D) None of the above Answer: A Objective: Understand the evolution of disputes and the formal resolution of them Page number: Level: Basic 16) The law on the books is typically called: A) substantive law B) administrative law C) procedural law D) common law Answer: A Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Basic 17) When Bradbury burned his dead sister in his apartment house furnace, he was guilty of violating: A) procedural law B) common law C) statutory law D) substantive law Answer: B Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Basic 11 Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Criminal Courts Structure Process and Issues 3rd Edition by Champion Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ 18) Civil law originated with the: A) Ethiopians B) Spaniards C) Romans D) Greeks Answer: C Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Basic 19) The standard of proof in civil cases is: A) beyond a reasonable doubt B) a reasonable degree of medical certainty C) beyond a shadow of doubt D) preponderance of the evidence Answer: D Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Basic 20) The criminal standard of proof is: A) beyond a reasonable doubt B) the weight of the evidence C) preponderance of the evidence D) to a reasonable degree of medical certainty Answer: A Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: 9-10 Level: Basic 21) Civil punishments include: A) criminal fines B) monetary damages C) community service D) prison or jail terms Answer: B Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Basic 12 Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Criminal Courts Structure Process and Issues 3rd Edition by Champion Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ 22) Administrative law would be practiced by: A) the Consumer Product Safety Commission B) criminal court judges C) the U.S Supreme Court D) the Justice of the Peace Answer: A Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: 10 Level: Basic 23) Social or public policy is a concern of: A) common law B) procedural law C) substantive law D) sociological jurisprudence Answer: D Objective: Describe the different sociological perspectives on law such as sociological jurisprudence, legal realism, critical legal studies, and feminist legal theory Page number: 11 Level: Basic 24) A case involving the working hours of women was: A) Argersinger v Hamlin B) Muller v Oregon C) Gideon v Wainwright D) Wely v Rabe Answer: B Objective: Describe the different sociological perspectives on law such as sociological jurisprudence, legal realism, critical legal studies, and feminist legal theory Page number: 11 Level: Basic 25) Legalizing an act that was formerly a crime is called: A) common law B) judicial activism C) procedural correctness D) decriminalization Answer: D Objective: Describe the different sociological perspectives on law such as sociological jurisprudence, legal realism, critical legal studies, and feminist legal theory Page number: 11 Level: Basic 26) The foundation for legal realism is: A) statutory law B) sociological jurisprudence C) common law D) blaming Answer: B Objective: Describe the different sociological perspectives on law such as sociological jurisprudence, legal realism, critical legal studies, and feminist legal theory Page number: 12-13 Level: Basic 13 Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Criminal Courts Structure Process and Issues 3rd Edition by Champion Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ 27) The person most influential in the development of critical legal studies was: A) Louis Brandeis B) William Wainwright C) Roscoe Pound D) Robert Unger Answer: D Objective: Describe the different sociological perspectives on law such as sociological jurisprudence, legal realism, critical legal studies, and feminist legal theory Page number: 14 Level: Basic 28) A radical reconstruction of law school curricula is advocated by: A) Roscoe Pound B) Jack Kevorkian C) Roberto Unger D) Louis Brandeis Answer: C Objective: Describe the different sociological perspectives on law such as sociological jurisprudence, legal realism, critical legal studies, and feminist legal theory Page number: 14 Level: Basic 29) What is the term for a civil or private wrong? A) A tort B) Compensation C) Procedural law D) An offense Answer: A Objective: Understand the difference between substantive and procedural law Page number: Level: Basic 30) What is a function of law? A) Dispute resolution B) Social control C) Social change D) All of the above Answer: D Objective: Describe the different functions of law, including social control, dispute resolution, and social change Page number: Level: Basic 31) Who were the main proponents of sociological jurisprudence? A) Abraham Lincoln and Karl Marx B) Llewellyn and Unger C) Gore and McCain D) Oliver Wendell Holmes and Roscoe Pound Answer: D Objective: Describe the different sociological perspectives on law such as sociological jurisprudence, legal realism, critical legal studies, and feminist legal theory Page number: 11 Level: Basic 14 Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Criminal Courts Structure Process and Issues 3rd Edition by Champion Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ 32) Law has what dimensions? A) A body of rules of specific conduct B) In a particular jurisdiction, and at a particular point in time C) Prescribed by existing, legitimate authority D) All of the above Answer: D Objective: Describe the different sociological perspectives on law such as sociological jurisprudence, legal realism, critical legal studies, and feminist legal theory Page number: 11 Level: Intermediate 33) Which case was about female access to professional credentials? A) Lochner v New York B) Bradwell v Illinois C) Dred Scott D) Muller v Oregon Answer: B Objective: Understand what the law is and the role it plays in various facets of the law Page number: Level: Basic 34) Which of the following is not a function of the law? A) Dispute resolution B) Evolution C) Social change D) Social control Answer: B Objective: Describe the different functions of the law, including social control, dispute resolution, and social change Page number: 4-5 Level: Basic 35) Which of the following is the process of law or the law in action? A) Procedural law B) Criminal law C) Civil law D) Substantive law Answer: A Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Basic 36) Which of the following is referred to as the law in the books? A) Civil law B) Substantive law C) Criminal law D) Procedural law Answer: B Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Basic 15 Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Criminal Courts Structure Process and Issues 3rd Edition by Champion Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ 37) What is the body of laws, rules, orders, and regulations created by various agencies? A) Substantive law B) Criminal law C) Civil law D) Administrative law Answer: D Objective: Understand the different types of law, including common law, civil law, as well as criminal and administrative laws Page number: Level: Basic 38) What sociological perspective is interested in determining the effects of law? A) Feminism B) Legal realism C) Sociological jurisprudence D) Critical legal studies Answer: B Objective: Describe the different sociological perspectives on law such as sociological jurisprudence, legal realism, critical legal studies, and feminist legal theory Page number: 10 Level: Basic 39) Roberto Unger was a major proponent of which sociological perspective? A) Sociological jurisprudence B) Legal realism C) Critical legal studies D) Feminism Answer: C Objective: Describe the different sociological perspectives on law such as sociological jurisprudence, legal realism, critical legal studies, and feminist legal theory Page number: 12-13 Level: Basic 40) Roscoe Pound was a proponent of which of the sociological perspectives? A) Feminism B) Legal realism C) Critical legal studies D) Sociological jurisprudence Answer: D Objective: Describe the different sociological perspectives on law such as sociological jurisprudence, legal realism, critical legal studies, and feminist legal theory Page number: 14 Level: Basic 16 Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ .. .Test Bank for Criminal Courts Structure Process and Issues 3rd Edition by Champion Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Objective: Understand the evolution of disputes and the formal... were to blame for the offense Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Criminal Courts Structure Process and Issues 3rd Edition by Champion Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/... at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Criminal Courts Structure Process and Issues 3rd Edition by Champion Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Answer: F Objective: Understand the different