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A statement naming the defendant and plaintiff and announcing the lawsuit is called a ___.
a) complaint
b) penal code
c) settlement
d) summons
Which of the following situations may lead to a negligence suit?
a) Parents argue over custody of their children.
b) A worker is killed on the job when equipment fails.
c) A football player quits before his contract expires.
d) Neighboring farmers disagree over boundaries.
What is meant by indeterminate sentencing?
a) A set amount of time that the law directs for a specific crime.
b) Probation with intensive supervision.
c) A sentence that ranges from a minimum to a maximum term.
d) Different sentences for similar crimes under different circumstances.
The primary role of juvenile courts is to ___.
a) punish
b) arraign
c) rehabilitate
d) acquit
A ___ spells out the punishments that go with each crime.
a) complaint
b) summons
c) settlement
d) penal code
A(n) ___ is an act that breaks a federal or state criminal law and causes harm to people or society.
a) crime
b) mandatory sentencing
c) prosecution
d) arraignment
After a witness testifies for one side, the other side is allowed to ___.
a) cross-examine
b) sentence them
c) testify
d) have a hearing
When does an accused person enter his or her plea of guilt or innocence?
a) During cross examination
b) During booking
c) At the arraignment
d) On being arrested
What right do accused juveniles NOT share with adults?
a) The right to confront witnesses.
b) The right to a jury trial.
c) The right to refuse to incriminate themselves.
d) The right to a counsel.
After serving parts of their sentences, some prisoners become eligible for early release, or ___.
a) discovery
b) parole
c) arraignment
d) acquittal
According to studies, which young people are most likely to get in trouble with the law?
a) abused children
b) older juveniles
c) middle-class teenagers
d) mediocre students
___ is a vote of not guilty, after which the defendant is immediately released.
a) hung jury
b) arraignment
c) appeal
d) acquittal
Which if the following is NOT a criminal case produce that takes place after an arrest is made?
a) hearing
b) arraignment
c) seeing
d) trial
Which if the following is NOT a criminal case produce that takes place after an arrest is made?
a) trial
b) verdict
c) sentencing
d) beating
Which of the following are the four major participants in a trial?
a) defendant, offensive line, judge, prosecutor
b) defendant, judge, prosecutor, offensive line
c) defendant, judge, prosecutor, jury
d) offensive line, judge, prosecutor, jury
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