Legal Reading Comprehension Passage

NAME: ________________________________________DATE: ___________ Wednesday / Friday

Semester: _________________ Morning / Afternoon / Evening. Technician English I

I.READ AND CHOOSE THE

CORRECT ANSWER.

1.
Who
is

jurisdiction given to?

A. To reward people from a crime
B. Legal courts and political leaders
C. To put people in jail
D. Legal bodies and political leaders.

2. How many types of jurisdiction are there?

A. Territorial jurisdiction, Fee and retainer agreement.
A. Assault and battery jurisdiction.
B. Subject jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction and territorial jurisdiction.
C. Forum shopping jurisdiction.

3. It is the authority over a particular subject.

A. Court jurisdiction
A. Subject jurisdiction
B. Territorial jurisdiction
C. They go to prison forever.

4. How can be jurisdiction in courts?

A. Walking on private land.
B. Exclusive and concurrent.
C. Only one court is available to decide the issue.
 D. More than one court is available to adjudicate.

5. Why lawyers can go forum shopping.

A. Because it Attacks and hurts another person.
B. Because it causes someone to suffer for his or her bad behavior.
C. Because they choose the court which is more likely to rule I favor of their client.
D. Retainer agreement, agenda, form letter, demand package.

II. READING 2: READ THE TEXT AND MARK TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F).

1. _________ the defendant didn’t rejected the plea bargaining.

2. _________During a plea bargain, a suspect is given the chance to stand trial for a
lesser offence if he pleads guilty.
3. ________ the defendant’s lawyer tries to suppress evidence in a pre-trial
hearing.
4. ________The assistant prosecutor doesn’t want a hung jury and a mistrial
because evidence isn’t shown.
5. ________A Hung Jury is a jury that cannot agree on whether someone is guilty
or innocent.