Complete Test Bank The Courtroom Work Group Chapter 8

Chapter 8: The Courtroom Work Group

Test Bank

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 1

1) This term describes how similar cases have been settled by a given set of judges, prosecutors, and attorneys.

a. Going rate

b. Habeas corpus

c. Normal crime

d. Common law

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 2

2) This primary administrative officer of the court manages non-judicial functions.

a. Court administrator

b. Judge

c. Clerk of the court

d. Court reporter

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 3

3) This court officer records and transcribes a verbatim record of the proceedings.

a. Clerk of the court

b. Bailiff

c. Court reporter

d. Court clerk

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 4

4) This court officer is responsible for various administrative tasks necessary for the court to function, such as scheduling courtrooms, procuring furniture, improving case flow, creating calendars, and managing court personnel.

a. Bailiff

b. Court administrator

c. Court reporter

d. Clerk of the court

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 5

5) What do probation officers do besides supervise probationers?

a. Maintain order in the courtroom

b. Take notes on the proceedings

c. Write pre-sentence investigation reports

d. Manage the court’s non-judicial functions

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 6

6) Dale works for a private company that provides money for suspects to be released from jail. What is Dale’s job?

a. Clerk of the court

b. Bailiff

c. Bail agent

d. Bail enforcement agent

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 7

7) Ari is a court-appointed officer who protects the interests of children who must appear in court. What is Ari's job?

a. Child advocate

b. Child saver

c. Juvenile attorney

d. Juvenile liaison

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 8

8) This agency is at the top of the federal hierarchy of prosecution.

a. The White House

b. Department of Justice

c. The Supreme Court

d. Department of Homeland Security

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 9

9) The decision in this case set forth that the accused has the right to an attorney, whether the offense is a misdemeanor or a felony, if the offense is punishable by incarceration.

a. Argersinger v. Hamlin

b. United States v. Leon

c. Schall v. Martin

d. Weems v. United States

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 10

10) Which Justice Department office directly affects the prosecutorial aspect of the criminal justice process?

a. Office of the Solicitor General

b. Criminal Division

c. U.S. Attorneys

d. All of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 11

11) This federal officer coordinates all the appeals of cases that went against the federal government in the lower courts.

a. Attorney general

b. Chief prosecutor

c. Secretary of state

d. Solicitor general

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 12

12) How many U.S. Attorneys are there?

a. 1

b. 207

c. 93

d. 50

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 13

13) As chief legal officer for the state of Georgia, what is Glenn's job title?

a. State attorney general

b. State prosecutor

c. Public defender

d. Magistrate court judge

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 14

14) This is another term for the prosecutor.

a. District attorney

b. Indigent counsel

c. Bailiff

d. counselor

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 15

15) Five activities divide a prosecutor's energies. Which is not one of these?

a. Bailing

b. Drafting

c. Fighting

d. negotiating

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 16

16) This is the final determination of a case by a court.

a. Sentence

b. Trial

c. Disposition

d. Arraignment

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 17

17) This courtroom actor is responsible for protecting the interests of the accused.

a. Defense attorney

b. Prosecutor

c. Bailiff

d. judge

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 18

18) A prosecutor offers defendant Jamie a deal in which Jamie pleads guilty to stealing a backpack in return for time already served in jail and the promise to go into therapy. Which term best describes this scenario?

a. Disposition

b. Going rate

c. Normal crime

d. Plea bargain

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 19

19) Each state has its own system for providing for the defense of indigent defendants. Which is not one of these systems?

a. Assigned counsel

b. Contract system

c. Executive appointment

d. Public defender

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 20

20) This legal decision required states to provide for the legal defense of indigents.

a. In re sindram

b. Argersinger v. Hamlin

c. Mempa v. Rhay

d. Gideon v. Wainwright

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 21

21) Which of the following is not the duty of a judge?

a. Signing search warrants

b. Setting bail

c. Writing pre-sentence reports

d. Ruling on motions

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 22

22) At this level, judges are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate according to their advise-and-consent responsibility as stated in the Constitution.

a. Local

b. State

c. Federal

d. All of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 23

23) This is another term for merit selection of judges.

a. Missouri Bar Plan

b. Mississippi Bar Plan

c. Michigan Bar Plan

d. American Bar Plan

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 24

24) In which case did the Supreme Court find that states may incarcerate offenders only if they have been represented by counsel?

a. Schall v. Martin

b. Weems v. United States

c. Argersinger v. Hamlin

d. Scott v. Illinois

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 25

25) This cabinet-level Justice Department officer is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate through its advise-and-consent function.

a. U.S. Solicitor General

b. U.S. Attorney

c. U.S. Attorney General

d. Director of the FBI

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 26

26) The prosecutor has sole discretion in which cases to prosecute.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 27

27) The actors in the courtroom work group typically cooperate with one another.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 28

28) The prosecutor is, in many ways, the most powerful operator in the criminal justice system.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 29

29) All courtrooms operate in exactly the same way.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 30

30) The workings of the court are usually easily understood by defendants, victims, and witnesses.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 31

31) Criminal defense work is not among the most lucrative specializations for private attorneys.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 32

32) The term "courtroom work group" refers to everyone in the courthouse.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 33

33) State court systems are decentralized, with prosecution responsibility distributed across state, county, and local levels.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 34

34) Prosecutors are so powerful they can do anything they want.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 35

35) The Justice Department's Criminal Division coordinates the prosecution of all federal criminal statutes.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 36

36) Most chief prosecutors are elected officials.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 37

37) Not all defense attorneys are equally competent.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 38

38) Judges have few duties beyond presiding over the courtroom and handing down sentences.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 39

39) Defense attorneys never become part of the courtroom work group.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 8 - Question 40

40) Private attorneys are always superior to public defenders.

a. True

b. False