multiple choice

25.Which of the following statements about lawyers fees in civil lawsuits is/are TRUE?

-The contingency fee system advantages wealthy defendants.

-The American system requires a plaintiff who loses her case to pay the attorneys fees of the defendant.

-Both plaintiffs and defendants can hire attorneys on a contingency fee basis.

-An attorney will collect a contingency fee only if s/he wins the case.

-All of the four substantive statements are true.

26.Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about the exclusionary rule?

-All four statements are true about the exclusionary rule.

-The Supreme Court has carved out a number of exceptions to the exclusionary rule.

-The exclusionary rule outlaws all warrantless searches.

-The Fourth Amendment states that illegally seized evidence must be excluded at trial.

-The exclusionary rule benefits people who are the victims of illegal searches who are ultimately not charged with a crime.

27.In criminal law ________________________, while in tort law ___________________________.

-the focus is on wrongdoing to an individual, the focus is on wrongdoing to society

-the defendant is always provided an attorney by the government, the defendant must pay for her own attorney

-money ordered to be paid by the defendant is divided between the victim and the government, money ordered to be paid by the defendant goes to the victim

-the victim has the right to choose the prosecutor, the plaintiff is able to choose his own attorney

-a wrongdoer is rarely charged with a crime when his or her behavior is negligent, today negligence is the predominant tort