Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Identify and explain the significance of these items in one or two paragraphs.
-Fourth Lateran Council

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and explain the significance of these...

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Identify and explain the significance of these items in one or two paragraphs.
-Crime Survey of England and Wales

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and explain the significance of these...

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In England, once a warrant is issued to search a premise, it can be utilized:

Accepted Answer

A)  once 
B)  twice 
C)  three times 
D)  as often as is necessary

Question 8

The Metropolitan Police of London was created in:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

The people who normally sit to hear cases in the English youth courts are:

Accepted Answer

A)  judges 
B)  recorders 
C)  lay magistrates 
D)  district judges

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

The English Prison Service has been totally privatized

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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 16

The head of the English police service is:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In England, bail may be granted by a:

Accepted Answer

A)  prosecutor 
B)  magistrate 
C)  legal aid society 
D)  all of these

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

English police are legally accountable to the municipality they serve

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: England

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

Identify and explain the significance of these items in one or two paragraphs. -Fourth Lateran Council

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

Identify and explain the significance of these items in one or two paragraphs. -Crime Survey of England and Wales

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

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

In England, once a warrant is issued to search a premise, it can be utilized:

The Metropolitan Police of London was created in:

The people who normally sit to hear cases in the English youth courts are:

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

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

The English Prison Service has been totally privatized

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

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

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

The head of the English police service is:

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

In England, bail may be granted by a:

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

English police are legally accountable to the municipality they serve