Deck 6: Prosecutors

Question 1

The FBI, DEA, U.S.Marshals Service, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons are all part of which entity?

A)Department of Justice
B)The U.S.Attorney General
C)The Federal Judiciary
D)Homeland Security

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Of the following, who is the only official who works closely with police officers?

A)Prosecutor
B)defense attorney
C)Judge
D)victim advocate

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Prosecutor's spend most of their time working with members of what group?

A)the community prosecution work group
B)the prosecutors work group
C)the courtroom work group
D)the President's prosecutors work group

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The role of the prosecutor involves two major characteristics: decentralization and what else?

A)deference
B)commitment
C)broad discretion
D)willingness to compromise

Question 5

The Solicitor General's Office generally requests Supreme Court review only in cases with a high degree of significance and

A)in which the government is a party.
B)in which the government has a reasonable legal argument.
C)in which a violation of the U.S.Constitution is believed to have occurred.
D)in which a federal employee is involved.

Question 6

How many statutory responsibilities do U.S.Attorneys have?

A)one
B)two
C)four
D)three

Question 7

Small prosecutors' offices generally employ what type of prosecution?

A)horizontal
B)streamlined
C)vertical
D)directed

Question 8

Which of the following decisions is the exclusive domain of the prosecutor?

A)Bail
B)Charging
C)arraignment
D)sentencing

Question 9

Complete freedom from civil liability is known as…

A)qualified immunity
B)partial immunity
C)immunity
D)absolute immunity

Question 10

Large prosecutors' offices generally employ what type of prosecution?

A)horizontal
B)streamlined
C)vertical
D)directed

Question 11

Prosecutors consider both legal and extra-legal focal concerns when making a charging decision.Which of the following is an extra-legal focal concern?

A)degree of harm caused by the offense
B)degree of cooperation by the defendant
C)socio-economic status of the victim
D)likelihood of prosecution in another jurisdiction

Question 12

All federal agencies must receive permission from who to appeal an adverse lower court decision to the U.S.Supreme Court?

A)the U.S.Solicitor General
B)the U.S.Attorney General
C)a U.S.Attorney
D)the Senate Judiciary Committee

Question 13

How many offices are involved in prosecution in state courts?

A)one.
B)three.
C)two.
D)four.

Question 14

What is the title of the head of the Department of Justice?

A)The U.S.Solicitor General
B)The U.S.Attorney
C)The Assistant U.S.Attorney
D)The U.S.Attorney General

Question 15

Which of the following is billed as the world's largest law firm?

A)Federal Bureau of Investigation
B)U.S.Department of Justice
C)U.S.State Department
D)U.S.Attorney's Office

Question 16

U.S.attorneys serve

A)life terms.
B)four-year terms.
C)ten-year terms.
D)at the discretion of the president.

Question 17

Which of the following is the exclusive domain of the prosecutor?

A)charging
B)arraignment
C)arrest
D)bail

Question 18

The office of the prosecutor is in which branch of government?

A)Executive
B)Legislative
C)judicial
D)administrative

Question 19

What framework maintains that sentencing decisions are by blameworthiness, protection of the community, and the practical constraints and consequences of the sentencing decisions?

A)focal concerns theory
B)qualified sentencing
C)absolute sentencing theory
D)prosecutorial sentencing theory

Question 20

Which of the following is not a term used to refer to chief prosecutors?

A)district attorney
B)county attorney
C)prosecuting attorney
D)attorney general

Question 21

Prosecutors enjoy what kind of immunity from civil liability for everything they do with regard to the core prosecutorial functions of initiating criminal charges and pursuing criminal convictions as the government's advocate?

A)Absolute immunity.
B)Comprehensive immunity.
C)Partial immunity.
D)Qualified immunity.

Question 22

How many U.S.Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands?

A)Eighty-three.
B)Seventy-three.
C)Sixty-three.
D)Ninety-three.

Question 23

In what case did the Supreme Court rule that prosecutors enjoy only qualified immunity from civil lawsuits for actions taken during criminal investigations and statements made during news conferences?

A)Berger v.United States
B)Buckley v.Fitzsimmons
C)Burns v.Reed
D)Kalina v.Fletcher

Question 24

Who are U.S.Attorneys appointed by?

A)The President.
B)The Senate.
C)The Vice President.
D)The Congress.

Question 25

When they first begin working as prosecutors, rookie assistant attorneys learn important unwritten rules, legal practices, and appropriate penalties

A)primarily through personal experience with informal awards and sanctions.
B)at law school.
C)under direct, close supervision of the district attorney.
D)by asking questions of experienced prosecutors, court clerks, and police officers.

Question 26

Who is the prosecutor's client?

A)the defendant
B)the judge
C)the government
D)the victim

Question 27

What is one example of the contemporary expansion of the domain of the prosecutor?

A)problem-solving courts
B)community prosecution
C)courtroom prosecution
D)courtroom work groups

Question 28

What is the typical remedy for prosecutorial error?

A)appellate court reversal
B)trial court reversal
C)civil lawsuits
D)criminal lawsuits

Question 29

What is the title given to the state's chief legal officer?

A)Lead Attorney
B)State Attorney
C)District Attorney
D)Attorney General

Question 30

Which of the following is among the ethical issues faced by prosecutors?

A)how much evidence to disclose to the defense
B)how much information to release to the public
C)whether to prosecute a given defendant
D)all of the answers are among the ethical issues faced by prosecutors

Question 31

The three major agencies involved in prosecution in state courts are the state attorney general, the chief prosecutor and the

A)local prosecutor
B)federal attorney general
C)solicitor general
D)defense attorney

Question 32

Assistant district attorneys are typically

A)young lawyers
B)young judges
C)young politicians
D)young doctors

Question 33

Researchers find that attempts by supervisors to control the work of assistant district attorneys tend to

A)reduce stress, especially among newly hired assistant district attorneys.
B)increase morale because such efforts lead to fewer differences in the handling of cases among assistant district attorneys.
C)lead to greater respect for the district attorney because a clear policy is articulated.
D)erode the morale of the office.

Question 34

What is a commonly mentioned problem that prosecutors experience with police?

A)ethical violations
B)withholding key information
C)making inflammatory statements to the public
D)inadequate reports

Question 35

The role of the prosecutor involves broad discretion and

A)decentralization
B)Streamlining
C)centralization
D)guidelining

Question 36

The three most important entities in federal prosecution are the U.S.Solicitor General, the Criminal Division of the U.S.Department of Justice, and

A)the offices of 94 U.S.State Attorneys.
B)the offices of 94 U.S.General Attorneys.
C)the offices of 94 U.S.Statutory Attorneys.
D)the offices of 94 U.S.Attorneys.

Question 37

Which of the following is not a common element of community prosecution?

A)Prosecutors have the responsibility not only to prosecute cases but also reduce crime.
B)The most effective results are obtained within small, manageable geographic areas.
C)The most effective results are obtained by reacting to crime through prosecution.
D)Change is more likely to occur through cooperative efforts or partnerships.

Question 38

Efforts have been made to improve police-prosecutor relationships with special programs. Which of the following statements is true regarding research on the effectiveness of such programs?

A)Police and prosecutors have different perspectives on the law.
B)Prosecutors complain that police reports are inadequate; names and addresses of victims and witnesses are lacking, full details about how the crime was committed are missing, and vital lab reports are not forwarded on time.
C)These programs are highly effective.
D)No research to date has systematically evaluated the effectiveness of these programs.

Question 39

Which of the following is the primary reason for high turnover among assistant district attorneys?

A)little formal on-the-job training
B)low salaries
C)high stress
D)little opportunity for promotion

Question 40

Who sets the tone for plea bargaining in the courtroom?

A)the judge
B)the prosecutor
C)the defense attorney
D)the clerk

Question 41

The U.S.Attorney General was the prosecutor in the Oklahoma City bombing case.

Question 42

When prosecutors are not acting as the government's advocate in some judicial phase of the criminal justice process, what kind of immunity do they enjoy?

A)Absolute immunity.
B)Comprehensive immunity.
C)Partial immunity.
D)Qualified immunity.

Question 43

In the federal courts, the U.S.attorneys enjoy considerable autonomy from the U.S.Justice Department.

Question 44

The role of the prosecutor involves little discretion.

Question 45

More so than judges and defense attorneys, the prosecutor is the most powerful official in the criminal courts.

Question 46

Prosecution in the United States is highly centralized.

Question 47

Prosecutors can influence the decisions of defense attorneys and

A)defendants.
B)other attorneys.
C)public.
D)judges.

Question 48

Decentralization and local autonomy characterize prosecution in state courts.

Question 49

The U.S.Attorney General is a member of the president's cabinet.

Question 50

U.S.attorneys and their assistants prosecute the vast majority of criminal cases in federal courts.

Question 51

Prosecutors control the flow of information about

A)cases.
B)defendants.
C)defense attorneys.
D)appeals.

Question 52

The office of the solicitor general is in essence a small, elite, very influential law firm whose client is the U.S.government.

Question 53

Who is the most important member of the courtroom work group?

A)The prosecutor.
B)The judge.
C)The court clerk.
D)The stenographer.

Question 54

The great majority of the nation's prosecutors' offices are large ones.

Question 55

Prosecutors enjoy absolute immunity from civil lawsuits when acting as courtroom advocates.

Question 56

Compared to their counterparts in England and in other European countries, American prosecutors enjoy unmatched independence and discretionary powers.

Question 57

Most modern prosecutors in the United States hold a public office.

Question 58

In what case was it determined that a district attorney's office may not be held liable under Section 1983 for failure to train prosecutors based on a single Brady violation?

A)Connick v.Thompson (2011).
B)Kalina v.Fletcher (1997).
C)Buckley v.Fitzsimmons (1993).
D)Burns v.Reed (1991).

Question 59

Programs aimed at improving police-prosecutor relationships and community prosecution are two contemporary examples of the expanding domain of the prosecutor.

Question 60

A state attorney general typically exercises great authority over local criminal proceedings.

Question 61

Law schools provide an overview of the law on the books, but give their students very little exposure to the law in action.

Question 62

U.S.attorneys are appointed by, and serve at the discretion of, the _____, with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Question 63

A defendant whose conviction is overturned on appeal (and is later found not guilty) cannot sue the prosecutor for malpractice.

Question 64

Because prosecutors represent the government, they enjoy a great deal of protection from civil lawsuits.

Question 65

The turnover rate among assistant district attorneys is relatively low.

Question 66

The three major agencies involved in prosecution in state courts are the State Attorney General, the chief prosecutor, and the _____ prosecutor.

Question 67

A state _____ provides legal advice to state agencies and represents the state in court when state actions are challenged.

Question 68

The office of the prosecutor is part of the _____ branch of government.

Question 69

Most assistant district attorneys have worked in private practice for years before being hired by the prosecutor's office.

Question 70

The three major agencies involved in prosecution in state courts are the state attorney general, the chief prosecutor and the local prosecutor.

Question 71

Ethical issues facing prosecutors are very similar to those confronting defense attorneys.

Question 72

With few exceptions, all government agencies must first receive authorization from the _____ to appeal an adverse lower court ruling to the U.S.Supreme Court.

Question 73

Most assistant district attorneys are hired _____ after graduation from law school.

Question 74

Overall, community prosecution stresses a proactive approach. Rather than reacting to crime through prosecution, these programs stress crime prevention.

Question 75

A prosecutor is a lawyer as well as a(n) _____ of the court, whose primary responsibility is to see that justice is served.

Question 76

Judges control the flow of information about cases.

Question 77

When prosecutors are not acting as the government's advocate in some judicial phase of the criminal justice process they enjoy only qualified immunity for their actions.

Question 78

The U.S.Solicitor General is sometimes referred to as the _____ Justice.

Question 79

The collection of certain debts owed the federal government is one of the responsibilities of ____.

Question 80

The office of the prosecutor is characterized by _____ organization.