Deck 1: England

Question 1

Great Britain is a federated country consisting of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Like the United States, England has a written constitution.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

A large part of English constitutional law is based on statutes passed in Parliament

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The English Act of Settlement (1700) assured judges permanent tenure in office based on good behavior

Question 5

Parliament exercises supreme legal authority in England

Question 6

The Human Rights Act (1998) enables English courts to rule on whether a statute passed in Parliament is unconstitutional.

Question 7

England follows the constitutional principle of separation of powers in the same manner as the United States.

Question 8

Until 2009, the oldest common law court in England was Parliament

Question 9

The Constitutional Reform Act (2005) establishes the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Question 10

The English tithing was based on principles of self-help and collective responsibility

Question 11

The home secretary influences the management of police forces in England through the issuance of administrative circulars.

Question 12

By law, English police have the right to join a labor union

Question 13

Until the creation of the Crown Prosecutor Service, the English police conducted the prosecution of many minor offenses

Question 14

English police are legally accountable to the municipality they serve

Question 15

The English have a multiple-level entry scheme to the police service

Question 16

In England, police consultative committees have been created to improve police and citizen attitudes toward one another

Question 17

Legal scholars are generally in agreement that the founder of the English common law was King Henry II

Question 18

When grand juries were first created in England, the jurors were presumed to have personal knowledge of the case

Question 19

In England, the Lord Chancellor is also the Minister of Justice

Question 20

The Solicitor General is the titular head of the bar of England and Wales

Question 21

English Crown courts have exclusive jurisdiction for all major criminal cases.

Question 22

The Prosecution of Offenses Act (1985) removed the authority to prosecute cases from the police and established an independent prosecutor service in England

Question 23

To appeal to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, a litigant must generally seek permission from the Court of Appeal

Question 24

Appeals to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom are limited to cases designed to impose a federal standard on a lower court

Question 25

English circuit judges preside over cases in Crown courts

Question 26

Recorders are part-time judges in England who preside over cases in magistrates' courts

Question 27

England's Criminal Law Act (1967) abolished the distinctions between felonies and misdemeanors

Question 28

In England, when a criminal case is tried summarily, the outcome will be determined without a jury

Question 29

Most magistrates serving in England's magistrates' courts are lay people

Question 30

Queen's Counsel refers to people trained in law who advise the English royal family.

Question 31

To be appointed a judge in England, a person must undergo a confirmation hearing in the House of Commons

Question 32

People accused of an indictable offense in England have a right to a jury trial in a Crown court

Question 33

English judges perceive their role to be that of applying existing law rather than creating new law

Question 34

Gender discrimination does not exist within the English judiciary because women are well represented on the Court of Appeal and the High Court

Question 35

The ordeals were based on a belief that a court would be guided by a sign that would determine the guilt or innocence of a suspect.

Question 36

In England, if the police want to detain a suspect for more than 36 hours, they must seek the approval of a magistrate

Question 37

While a person held for questioning in England has access to a telephone, the police can listen to the contents of all calls

Question 38

Like the United States, the English have established a public defender system.

Question 39

While the use of peremptory challenges has been eliminated in England, the defense and prosecution have an unlimited number of challenges for cause

Question 40

Plea bargaining is illegal in England

Question 41

More than 90 percent of all criminal cases in England are handled in magistrates' courts

Question 42

Victim support schemes in England have been instrumental in protecting children by allowing them to give evidence through closed-circuit television

Question 43

All disciplinary hearings for a prisoner in an English prison are subject to judicial review

Question 44

The English Prison Service has been totally privatized

Question 45

In England, breaches of prison discipline that are considered serious are adjudicated by an independent monitoring board.

Question 46

English probation officers view themselves primarily as officers of the court.

Question 47

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman of England is the final source of appeal for inmates who have been disciplined within the prison system.

Question 48

An English youth court has original criminal jurisdiction over all offenses involving people under 20 years of age

Question 49

In England, a detention order is primarily designed for young offenders who have a history of reoffending or represent a high risk of reoffending

Question 50

The Royal Commission on Criminal Justice was established in 1991 to consider the effectiveness of the English justice system.

Question 51

The significance of Magna Carta (1215) is that it:

A) introduced jury trials
B) allowed all men over 21 the right to vote
C) explained the rights and privileges of the upper class
D) abolished trial by ordeal

Question 52

The English Bill of Rights (1688) assured:

A) the election of members to Parliament
B) that excessive bail or fines should not be imposed
C) that law could not be created without the consent of Parliament
D) all of these

Question 53

The supreme legal authority in England is:

A) the Lord Chancellor
B) the prime minister
C) Parliament
D) the Monarch

Question 54

The British constitution consists of:

A) statute law
B) precedent
C) tradition
D) all of these

Question 55

The most important component of the English Parliament is:

A) the House of Lords
B) the House of Commons
C) the Monarch
D) the prime minister

Question 56

The English legislation that established the notion that policing was a shared responsibility between the central government and local communities was:

A) the Justices of the Peace Act (1327)
B) Magna Carta (1215)
C) the Statute of Winchester (1285)
D) the Act of Settlement (1700)

Question 57

The head of the English police service is:

A) the prime minister
B) the home secretary
C) the Monarch
D) the Lord Chancellor

Question 58

England's Office of Inspectorate of Constabulary is responsible for:

A) assessing the efficiency of the police
B) guarding the Royal family
C) conducting criminal investigations
D) handling citizen complaints against the police

Question 59

Part of the funding for each police force in England is provided by:

A) Ministry of Justice
B) Ministry of Defense
C) Home Office
D) Lord Chancellor

Question 60

The unit responsible for civilian oversight of complaints leveled against the police in England is the:

A) Inspectorate of Constabulary
B) Police Complaints Board
C) Police Complaints Authority
D) Independent Police Complaints Commission

Question 61

The appointment of a chief constable to manage a provincial English police force is the responsibility of the:

A) home secretary
B) prime minister
C) police and crime commissioner
D) Inspectorate of Constabulary

Question 62

The National Crime Agency is responsible for:

A) drug trafficking
B) financial crimes
C) organized crime
D) all of these

Question 63

The imposition of a sanction on an English police officer found guilty of a noncriminal infraction is the responsibility of:

A) the Police Complaints Authority
B) the home secretary
C) the chief constable
D) none of these

Question 64

The legal status of the English police is found in:

A) statute law
B) administrative directives
C) common law
D) all of these

Question 65

The Metropolitan Police of London was created in:

A) 1835
B) 1829
C) 1839
D) 1856

Question 66

New directions in training English police were influenced by:

A) the Hite Report
B) Report of the Royal Commission on Police
C) the Scarman Report
D) none of these

Question 67

The probationary period for an English constable is:

A) 24 months
B) 18 months
C) 12 months
D) 6 months

Question 68

King Henry II is credited with creating all but one of the following courts:

A) Court of Chancery
B) Court of Common Pleas
C) Court of Exchequer
D) Court of King's Bench

Question 69

English universities did not offer courses on the common law until the:

A) twentieth century
B) eighteenth century
C) nineteenth century
D) sixteenth century

Question 70

The head of the English judiciary is:

A) the Director of Public Prosecutions
B) the Lord Chief Justice
C) the Lord Chancellor
D) none of these

Question 71

If an English police officer violates the criminal law, he or she is prosecuted by:

A) the Director of Public Prosecutions
B) the attorney general
C) the Police Complaints Authority
D) the local police authority

Question 72

England's Prosecution of Offenses Act (1985) created the office of:

A) solicitor general
B) Director of Public Prosecutions
C) attorney general
D) none of these

Question 73

The Ministry of Justice is responsible for:

A) the constitution and law
B) court service
C) probation boards
D) all of these

Question 74

Judges that handle cases in English Crown courts include:

A) recorders
B) circuit judges
C) justices from the Queen's Bench
D) all of these

Question 75

The courts that handle the largest percentage of criminal cases in England are:

A) magistrates' courts
B) Crown courts
C) county courts
D) the High Court

Question 76

In England, trials for major criminal cases are heard in:

A) magistrates' courts
B) county courts
C) the High Court
D) Crown courts

Question 77

The organization that is responsible for the professional conduct of England's solicitors is:

A) the Law Council
B) the Law Society
C) the British Bar Association
D) the Inns of Court

Question 78

In recent years, criticism has been leveled at English judges for their:

A) liberal sentencing decisions
B) handing out of excessively long custodial sentences
C) lack of judicial activism
D) consistent liberal interpretation of the constitution

Question 79

Judicial appointments in England are made after the candidate has been:

A) approved by the Bar of England and Wales
B) selected by the Judicial Appointments Commission
C) confirmed by Parliament
D) all of these

Question 80

A trial jury in England is utilized in:

A) county courts
B) magistrates' courts
C) Crown courts
D) all of these