Role and Structure
Judicial Selection & Compensation
Prosecution & Defense in State Courts
Show Me the Money!
The Budget Process
100
Admissions of guilt by the accused are required parts of which of the following? a. Plea bargains b. Settlements c. Verdicts d. Appeals
What is *a. Plea bargains
100
States select judges through which of the following? a. Partisan elections b. Nonpartisan elections c. Gubernatorial appointment d. All of the above
What is d. All of the above
100
The right to a jury trial and the right to a lawyer are included in which of the following? a. The Bill of Rights b. The Declaration of Independence c. The American Bar Association Oath of Office d. The Grand Jury Testimony Oath
What is *a. The Bill of Rights
100
______________ taxes occur after one’s death. a. Estate b. Income c. Sin d. Gift
What is a. Estate
100
What are the state accounting and financial reporting standards set by? a. Office of Management and Budget b. Governmental Accounting Standards Board c. Department of Commerce d. Department of the Treasury
What is b. Governmental Accounting Standards Board
200
The use of the past to determine current interpretation of the law is known as which of the following? a. Appealing b. Precedent c. Activism d. En banc
What is b. Precedent
200
Following the American Revolution, the original thirteen states decided to choose judges through which of the following? a. Partisan elections b. Appointment c. Nonpartisan elections d. Merit selection
What is b. Appointment
200
Most states require ______________ for felony criminal cases. a. twelve-member juries b. unanimous decisions c. Both a and b d. None of the above
What is *c. Both a and b
200
13. Exempting things such as groceries and clothing from sales tax is an attempt by states to make sale tax less __________. a. inclusive b. regressive c. progressive d. exclusive
What is *b. regressive
200
What are “Rainy-day funds” also called? a. budget-gap funds b. balanced-budget funds c. program-gap funds d. budget-stabilization funds
What is *d. budget-stabilization funds
300
If someone accuses a judge of having “run amok” or “subverting the laws,” he or she is probably accusing the judge of what? a. improper sentencing b. campaign finance fraud c. being an activist judge d. changing the constitution
What is *c. being an activist judge
300
True or false, federal judges are appointed for fixed terms of office.
What is *b. False
300
In noncapital cases, the sentence is almost always issued by which of the following? a. Prosecutor b. Public defender c. Grand jury d. Judge
What is *d. Judge
300
This receives about 65 percent of the federal funds that are transferred to state governments: a. Education b. Medicaid c. Medicare d. Social Security
What is b. Medicaid
300
Most ballot initiatives are related to _____________. a. education b. infrastructure c. management d. taxes
What is d. taxes
400
A court that can decide whether to review a case is said to have _____________ jurisdiction.
What is *a. discretionary
400
____________ cases involve violations of the law.
Criminal
400
TRUE or FALSE: Halfway houses and house arrest programs are attempts by states to decrease the number of offenders who spend time in prison. ***Double Jeopardy***
What is TRUE
400
Approximately ____________ of federal funds go to specific state programs. a. 90 percent b. 75 percent c. 50 percent d. 20 percent
What is a. 90 percent
400
What is the largest functional spending category for state and local governments? a. correctional institutions b. highway infrastructure c. human services d. education
What is *d. education
500
In the text (CH9), the group JAIL 4 Judges advocates which of following? a. Replacing all judges b. Eliminating county judicial systems c. Having all judges selected by the governor d. Punishing judges for unpopular decisions
What is *d. Punishing judges for unpopular decisions
500
True or False: Longer terms tend to decrease judicial independence.
What is False: Increase
500
________________ is the tendency of government to make a crime out of anything the public does not like.
What is Legislative over-criminalization
500
Government debt is generally issued in the form of _______________.
What is *a. bonds
500
This is the largest and most expensive state-run health program: a. Medicare b. Obamacare c. Affordable Health Care d. Medicaid
What is *d. Medicaid
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