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Most state judges are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
The "law in action" related to discovery is that prosecutors reveal information about
their case to the defense in order to obtain a _____.
The U.S. Supreme Court is an extremely important institution because it shapes
national criminal justice policy. Explain why this is so. Be sure to provide examples and
discuss the trends of the Warren, Burger, Rehnquist, and Roberts Courts.
Necessity is not a defense recognized by law.
Judges are under pressure to move their docket.
In the crime control model, one goal is to process defendants quickly.
The privilege against self-incrimination is found in the _____ Amendment.
The U.S. Attorney General was the prosecutor in the Oklahoma City bombing case.
The venire is the master jury list.
When a crime is perceived to be less serious, individual factors such as prior record are
given relatively less weight than when the crime is more serious.
Members of racial minorities are more likely than whites to be executed.
The presumption is that the adjudication process is characterized by an adversarial
model. The _____ is that the courtroom work group has a mutual interest in processing
large numbers of cases expeditiously.
Judges most often sentence within the _____ penalty structure.
Discuss the role of the Fifth Amendment with regard to defendant testimony. What
protections does the Fifth Amendment provide for a defendant when testifying in court?
The two primary functions of _____ are error correction and policy formation. .
Coerced confessions are admissible only if they are proven to be reliable.
In misdemeanor and petty offense cases, U.S. magistrate judges may preside over trials,
accept pleas of guilty, and also impose sentences.
Compare and contrast appeals and postconviction review processes.
Probation is one alternative to incarceration.
If a police lineup is improperly conducted, the identification of the suspect may be
excluded from evidence during trial pursuant to the exclusionary rule.
