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Criminal Justice 101

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1. Both felonies are misdemeanors are first filed as what?






2. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






3. What is the most important thing that a probation officer does in the presentence court report?






4. What is the Latin term for the plea of the no contest?






5. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






6. What is the Latin term that describes a federal peace officer's ability to deputize citizens and give them temporary power?






7. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






8. What document was eventually created in order to replace the Articles of Confederation?






9. Is the Federal or State court system older?






10. How many states use the death penalty?






11. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






12. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






13. What 1883 federal law stressed the need for a civil service system based upon merit?






14. What is the average budget of a local law enforcement agency?






15. When there is a supposed legal error or discrepancy with a case - what type of hearing does it go to?






16. Both Trial Courts fall under what 'umbrella' Court System?






17. What does N.C.I.C. stand for?






18. Which 1760s British tax law placed tax quotes on all paper based products imported into the colonies?






19. Local law enforcement generally display shields on their badges. What do county law enforcement badges appear as?






20. Who is referred to as the father of probation?






21. What penal code section is used to waive time lines during a trial?






22. What was the original staffing of the U.S. Supreme Court?






23. What is the best system to compile crime statistics and can stand completely on its own?






24. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






25. What Latin term allowed the Magna Carta to be enhanced and reinforced and means to adhere to what has come before?






26. The power of the U.S. Supreme Court to interpret what the constitution says and means - via case law - is known as what?






27. What Latin term means 'you have the body'?






28. What hearing has evidence presented and witnesses testify?






29. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






30. What English king circa 1154 A.D. sent representatives out to the eight English 'regions' in order to organize some type of common law?






31. What are the two ancient codes that contributed to our current legal system?






32. Under English Common Law what was the general cut off age in distinguishing between those who could charged with felonies?






33. Who gave the Bureau of Investigation validity during the late 1920s?






34. During the Revolutionary War what major document helped to guide the colonies in fighting their war against Britain?






35. Our criminal justice system tries to maintain a balance between which two conflicting models/ideologies?






36. What two additional sentences can come from a Formal Felony Sentencing Hearing different from a misdemeanor?






37. What does the U.S. Court of Appeals not have regarding what cases to hear?






38. How is a jury panel selected?






39. What was created in order to convince several of the new states to agree to the Constitution?






40. What concept discusses 'an eye for an eye'?






41. Who were the country's first president and vice president?






42. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






43. What has disappeared among law enforcement agencies is this country?






44. What federal law enforcement agency had its origins in 1908?






45. What constitutional amendments were alluded to in Miranda versus Arizona?






46. What is another term for informal probation?






47. What penal code states that a felony must go to trial within 60 days of the second arrangement unless time lines are waived?






48. In which two locations did the actual shooting war begin between British soldiers and Colonial militia men?






49. The average local law enforcement agency will often employ how many officers and serve what size population?






50. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






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