Legal Terminology and Courtroom Procedures Quiz

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What is redirect examination?

A punishment for a crime

An attorney’s questioning of their own witness after cross examination (correct)

The power of some appeals courts to accept or refuse to hear particular appeals

A type of hearing in court

What are vigilantes?

A group of property crimes related to embezzlement and bribery

Persons who take the law into their own hands and punish suspect lawbreakers (correct)

Court officers who issue warrants

Government’s attorneys who present the case against criminal defendants

What is perjury?

A court proceeding such as a trial

A compensation payment made from a criminal to a victim

A type of white-collar crime

The crime of lying while testifying under oath (correct)

What is discretionary jurisdiction?

The power of some appeals courts to accept or refuse to hear particular appeals (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is restitution?

Direct payments made from a criminal to a victim as compensation (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is inchoate crime?

A group of crimes that penalize planning, preparing, or aiding after the fact the commission of a crime (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a prosecutor?

Government’s attorney who presents the case against a criminal defendant (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is voir dire?

During jury selection, the questioning of prospective jurors (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a magistrate?

A court officer who issues warrants or handles pretrial proceedings (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a motion?

A formal request made to a court (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is white-collar crime?

A class of property crimes that are usually job-related, such as embezzlement, bribery, and consumer fraud (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the Model Penal Code?

A criminal code composed by legal experts at the American Law Institute as a standard for legislatures (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the crime of unlawfully entering a building with the intent to commit a crime, such as theft?

Burglary (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the crime of two or more people agreeing to commit a crime, often requiring an overt act toward committing the crime?

Conspiracy (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the judicial rule that prevents the government from introducing illegally obtained evidence at a criminal trial?

Exclusionary Rule (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the force that poses a high risk of death or serious injury to a human?

Deadly Force (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the crime of taking substantial steps toward committing a crime, but not actually committing it?

Attempt (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the crime of unlawfully taking another's property with the intention of permanently depriving the owner of possession?

Larceny (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the defense that, if proven by the defendant, makes the defendant not guilty of the crime even if the prosecutor can prove the elements of the crime?

Affirmative Defense (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the court order issued by a judge authorizing a search, an arrest, or a seizure of evidence of a crime?

Warrant (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the crime less serious than a felony, usually punished by a fine or imprisonment up to one year in a local jail?

Misdemeanor (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the evidence that an independent, cautious person would have good reason to believe?

Probable Cause (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the unwritten law in England that evolved over centuries, and is the basis for U.S law?

Common Law (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the crime that punishes an offender for disrupting or attacking the integrity of the court?

Criminal Contempt (A) Signup and view all the answers