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Q: What are the principal methods used at trial to test the testimony of witnesses?How does allowing hearsay interfere with those methods?

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Q: If a person is engaging in conduct that is not meant to _____, this would generally not be treated as hearsay.

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Q: The hearsay rule forbids only statements offered to prove the _____of the matter asserted.

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Q: In the Federal Rules of Evidence, one form of statement that is specifically excluded from the definition of hearsay is a(n) _____________ by a party-opponent.

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Q: The rule against hearsay and the _____ Amendment Confrontation Clause address similar problems.

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Q: The Star Chamber trials are among the most infamous in English history. a. True b. False

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Q: Under the Federal Rules of Evidence, certain types of prior statements by witnesses are excluded from the definition of hearsay. a. True b. False

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Q: The 1603 trial of William Penn sparked interest in reforming the law of hearsay. a. True b. False

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Q: Exceptions to the law of hearsay evidence tend to be simple and straight forward. a. True b. False

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Q: What are the requirements of the physician"patient privilege? What are some of the exceptions created in some jurisdictions?

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Q: What is the police"informant privilege? What is its rationale, and what are some exceptions to this privilege?

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Q: The privilege against self-incrimination applies only to testimonial or _____________ evidence.

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Q: The president of the U.S. has no privilege with regard to confidential communications with top advisors. a. True b. False

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Q: Every jurisdiction recognizes a parent"child privilege. a. True b. False

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Q: The attorney"client privilege was not recognized at common law. a. True b. False

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Q: Courts have long held that judicial notice may be taken of _____theories that have been so established that they have "attained the status of "¦ law", a. scientific b. conceptual c. proven d. absolute

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Q: About _____ of the states have statutes defining the clergy-penitent privilege, with a few other states recognizing the privilege by court decisions. a. one-quarter b. one-third c. half d. two-thirds

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Q: An informant's privilege is not a(n) _____ privilege and must give way when there is a compelling need to protect the rights of the accused. a. administrative b. judicial c. prosecutorial d. absolute

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Q: The marital privilege _____. a. was not recognized at common law b. is not recognized in federal courts c. is recognized in about half the states d. is recognized in all jurisdictions

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Q: The oldest application of judicial notice is for _____. a. matters generally known within the community or state b. principles that are generally accepted by reputable scientists c. the identity of defendants d. published official records

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Q: Judicial notice is permitted _____. a. in all jurisdictions except the federal courts b. in the federal courts but not state courts c. in a majority of jurisdictions d. in all jurisdictions

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Q: Unlike Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals Co., the expert testimony in Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael was provided by a(n) _____. a. psychologist b. biologist c. engineer d. forensic scientist

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Q: For many years prior to 1993, federal courts utilized the _____ test for the admissibility of scientific evidence. a. Ginsburg b. Alito c. Connor d. Frye

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Q: Since adoption of Daubert in some states, the validity and reliability of the _____ test is no longer subject to judicial notice for purposes of proving guilt. a. RFD b. RSVP c. HMS d. HGN

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Q: In the Daubert decision, the Supreme Court held that the admissibility of scientific evidence was governed by Rule _____ of the Federal Rules of Evidence. a. 402 b. 502 c. 602 d. 702

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Q: Prior to the Supreme Court's Daubert decision, federal courts used a _____ test. a. general acceptance b. conditional relevance c. contingent admissibility d. consistency and reliability

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Q: If the scientific theory and/or technique is accepted by higher courts, trial courts may take _____ of the validity of these theories and techniques. a. hearsay exceptions b. judicial notice c. positive objections d. conditional acceptance

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Q: Circumstantial evidence is evidence that proves a fact in issue _____. a. indirectly or by inference b. directly by eyewitness testimony c. only by the use of presumptions d. by contradicting other evidence

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Q: The prosecution can overcome the presumption of innocence only by proving guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. a. True b. False

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Q: Direct evidence is evidence that proves a fact in issue by the use of inferences. a. True b. False

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