Quizizz - First Half - Final Exam - Legal Proceedings - 2025

To be hearsay, a statement MUST be:

• Made out of court
• Offered for the truth of the matter asserted
• Made by someone other than the person on the witness
• A business record
• Not offered for the truth of the matter asserted

On direct-examination, an email written by the witness is most likely to be admissable under the _____ exception

• Prior inconsistent statement
• Admission by a party opponent
• Business records
• None of these - there is no exception

On direct exam, if the witness repeats on the stand something that they said before trial, it is likely to be admissable under the ___ exception.

• Prior inconsistent statement
• Admission by a party opponent
• Business records
• None of these - there is no exception
• This is not hearsay, because the witness is the one who made the out of court statement

Which of these does the 7th Amendment guaranty:

• A right to jury trial in criminal cases
• A right to have an attorney appointed if you can't afford to pay for one yourself
• A right to jury trial in civil cases
• A right to practice your religious beliefs

Which of these is where the state charges someone with committing a crime:

• Criminal cases
• Civil Cases
• Jury
• Judge
• Lawyers

Which of these is where the plaintiff sues the defendant to recover money damages:

• Criminal cases
• Civil Cases
• Jury
• Judge
• Lawyers

In both criminal and civil jury trials, the _____ decides fact questions.

• Criminal cases
• Civil Cases
• Jury
• Judge
• Lawyers

In both criminal and civil jury trials, the _____ decides legal questions.

• Criminal cases
• Civil Cases
• Jury
• Judge
• Lawyers

Lawyers use _____ to learn information about jurors.

• Empaneled
• voir dire
• Strike
• Peremptory
• for cause

Lawyers can use _____ challenges to strike almost any juror for almost any reason

• Peremptory
• For cause