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What is a controller in an organization?

2. What does “testify” mean?

To examine something.
To ask questions.
To state things in court under oath.
To state things in court but not under oath and while standing behind an attorney.

3. Which of the following statements are true about grand juries in the United States? Choose all the correct answers – there are more than one.

Their role is to decide whether there is enough evidence to charge someone with a crime.
Their role is to determine whether a defendant is innocent or guilty.
New York is one of the few states in the US that still uses grand juries.
Every state in the United States uses grand juries
The United States Constitution refers to grand juries.
Grand juries are only used in cases involving felonies.
The purpose is to be a check on the executive branch’s ability to try citizens for crimes.
A target of a grand jury investigation may face indictment.
A witness provides evidence to a grand jury.
Members of a grand jury must wear very large hats, known as 'grandes chapeaux juridique'.

4. How many jurors usually sit on a grand jury?

5. Which of the following is the best definition of the word “indict”?

6. Which of the following is the best synonym for the word empaneled?

7. Which of the following sentences would have the closest meaning to “charges are warranted”?

The defendant was convicted of a crime.
There is enough evidence so it would be appropriate to accuse the defendant of a crime.
It would be inappropriate to accuse the defendant of a crime.
The accusations agains the defendant were formally read in court.

8. Which of the following best explains the difference between a grand jury and a special grand jury?

A special grand jury, unlike a grand jury, determines guilt or innocence.
A special grand jury, unlike a grand jury, determines the punishment for guilty defendants.
A special grand jury, unlike a grand jury, only includes lawyers and police officers.
A special grand jury, unlike a grand jury, investigates just one particular topic or criminal event and may sit for a longer period of time.