Chapter Review
Chapter 14:
Criminal Justice Process: The Trial
Practice Test
1.
Due process includes all of the following rights for accused persons EXCEPT __________.
a.
a jury trial in public
b.
a trial without undue delay
c.
to be informed of charges against them
d.
a free attorney even when they can afford to pay for one
2.
Peremptory challenges to prospective jurors can __________.
a.
never be objected to by the defense
b.
be used to exclude jurors because they are biased
c.
be used to exclude jurors without having to give a reason
d.
be used to keep people of a specific racial group off the jury
3.
Jury nullification means that __________.
a.
defendants can waive their right to a jury trial
b.
juries may disregard the law in the interests of justice
c.
the judge may throw out the jury's verdict for lack of evidence
d.
potential jurors are dismissed from the jury pool
4.
A subpoena is __________.
a.
a court order to compel a witness to come to court
b.
a pretrial order to suppress evidence illegally seized
c.
the dismissal of a juror because of bias
d.
a court appointment of a public defender to represent the accused
5.
Adult defendants who are disruptive in court may have their right to confront witnesses restricted by all of the following measures EXCEPT by __________.
a.
having a guilty verdict entered against them
b.
being bound and gagged
c.
being cited with contempt of court
d.
being removed from the courtroom
6.
If prosecutors refer in closing arguments to defendants' failure to testify on their own behalf, they have __________.
a.
violated defendants' right to be free from self-incrimination
b.
not violated any right of defendants
c.
violated defendants' right to a speedy trial
d.
not violated defendants' right to due process
7.
In a criminal case in which no jail time is possible as a penalty, the defendant has __________.
a.
no constitutional right to an attorney
b.
a constitutional right to an attorney
c.
a constitutional right to an attorney only if he is too poor to pay for one
d.
a constitutional right to a public defender
8.
For accused persons in felony cases, a lawyer will be appointed __________.
a.
from the prosecutor's office
b.
when the accused is too poor to hire a lawyer
c.
unless there is an eyewitness who saw the accused commit the crime
d.
unless the evidence establishes that the accused is guilty
9.
All of the following choices are available to criminal defendants who have been convicted EXCEPT __________.
a.
to make a motion to the judge to overturn the verdict
b.
to appeal the conviction
c.
to ask the judge to declare a mistrial
d.
to have an automatic right to be free until an appeal is heard
10.
All of the following actions will be part of an appeal EXCEPT __________.
a.
submission of legal briefs
b.
oral arguments
c.
testimony of witnesses
d.
review of the trial transcripts
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