UNIT 6. TEST YOUSELF

Выберите правильный вариант ответа.

1. The adversarial system of justice means that ________

a) judges investigate the cases before them

b) judges reach the decisions based only on the evidence presented to them by the parties to the dispute

c) judges investigate the case and collect evidence

2. Criminal proceeding is brought by _________

a) the police

b) any private person

c) prosecution

3. In the jury trial the jury _________

a) are witnesses, summoned for their local knowledge

b) are impartial judges of the facts of the case

c) apply law to the facts of the case

4. A defendant has the right to challenge any of the jurors if _________

a) he can give a good reason for the objection

b) he could give a good reason for the objection

c) he had been able to give a good reason for the objection

5. The indictment is a document which contains __________

a) charges

b) the appropriate punishment

c) the offences

d) a good reason for objecting jurors.

6. If a witness gives false evidence in court, he ____________

a) may be charged with the criminal offence of perjury

b) may not be charged with the criminal offence of perjury

c) may be charged with the criminal offence of perjury rarely.

7. Deciding what the punishment should be the judge must ____________

a) consider the effect that the offence has had on society;

b) know a good deal about the barrister for the prosecution;

c) consider the effect that the offence has had on the victim of the crime.