Question 1

The location of the court is referred to as the ______________.

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Question 2

What is derivative evidence? Provide an example.

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Question 3

Outline the stages of the criminal justice system, from arrest through arraignment, as they would normally occur.

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Question 4

Explain what is meant by the term "demonstrative evidence."

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Question 5

The main purpose of ______________ is to accept the defendant's plea.

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Question 6

An affidavit can be described as a ______________.

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Question 7

What is the meaning of the term "new federalism"? Provide an example of "new federalism" in action.

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Question 8

Draw a schematic diagram comparing the federal court system to your state's system. Describe the differences in the diagram of your state system against the text's diagram of the federal court system.

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Question 9

The lowest level of criminal court in the federal system is the ______________.

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Question 10

Detail the exceptions to the exclusionary rule and provide an example of each.

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Question 11

Identify and describe the lowest level of criminal court in your state's system and describe the types of cases the court typically handles.

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Question 12

Criminal process against a felony defendant begins formally with the filing of a ______________.

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Question 13

To challenge the admissibility of evidence and potentially have evidence excluded at trial, a defendant must first have ______________-the ability to raise a legal claim.

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Question 14

A(n) ______________ is issued to a person accused of a crime to compel attendance at a criminal proceeding to answer to charges.

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Question 15

Explain the notions of burden of persuasion and burden of production.

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Question 16

Information not contained in the body of the complaint, or that comes from witnesses other than the complainant, may be brought to the court's attention in the form of a(n) ______________.

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Question 17

The prosecutor's failure to disclose evidence which would show the defendant to be not guilty is a violation of the ______________.

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Question 18

Compare and contrast direct evidence and circumstantial evidence. Provide an illustration of how a single piece of evidence can be direct evidence in one instance and circumstantial evidence in another instance.

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Question 19

Highlight the difference between venue and jurisdiction.

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Question 20

The primary duty of the ______________ is to receive complaints in criminal cases, hear the evidence put forth by the state, and return an indictment when a majority of the grand jury is satisfied that there is probable cause that the defendant has committed an offense.

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Quiz 2: Criminal Courts, Pretrial Processes, and the Exclusionary Rule