Chapter 7

Question 1

No states allow the legislature to appoint judges.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Judicial impeachment is a common means of disciplining judges.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

If the prosecution has not made a sufficiently convincing case, a judge can direct a jury to acquit and even overrule them if the jury should convict.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which of the following is not the responsibility of a judge?

Answer 4

author legislation

Question 5

Search and arrest warrants must be signed by a judicial officer.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Research has found that judicial performance evaluation programs are related to which of the following?

Answer 6

all of these

Question 7

Which of the following is not a standard condition of probation?

Answer 7

leaving home

Question 8

Given the system of separation of powers and checks and balances, which branch of government has superiority over the others?

Answer 8

they are all equal

Question 9

Which method of state judicial selection is most complicated?

Answer 9

merit selection plan

Question 10

What might a judge do if he or she determines that a probation violation has occurred?

Answer 10

all of these