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TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Criminal law seeks to regulate acts that are contrary to the community interest of the
social or government unit.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) When the United States gained independence, it rejected the common law of England.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Legality holds that no one can be punished for an act that was not defined as criminal
before the person did the act.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Many states rely exclusively on common law to define their crimes.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) The Model Penal Code (MPC) is a comprehensive recodification of the principles of
criminal responsibility and is mandatory in all 50 states.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) The fundamental structure of the American criminal justice system consists of law
enforcement agencies, prosecution and defense attorneys, courts, and correctional institutions
and agencies.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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,7) The court preparation function of police involves testifying at hearings and trial and
presenting the evidence in an effort to convict the perpetrator.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) In the case of felonies, a law enforcement officer only needs reasonable suspicion to
believe that a person has committed a crime before he or she may arrest the suspect.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) The purpose of a preliminary hearing is for a judge to determine whether there is
probable cause for the accused to answer to the crime charged.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) An information, which is a piece of paper on which a charge appears, is filed and signed
by the prosecutor.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) There are at least eight bases for a defendant's pretrial motion to dismiss.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) Law is a rule of conduct or procedure established by custom, agreement, or authority.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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, 13) Parole supervision is similar to probation supervision in that both are agencies of the state
correctional system rather than the court system.
⊚ true
⊚ false
14) According to the double jeopardy protections under the Fifth Amendment, the justice
system cannot try a defendant twice for the same crime.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) In the case of a trial by jury, the actual trial process begins with arraignment and plea.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) As of June, 2019 there has been a successful campaign to enact legislation that restricts
access to abortions.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
17) American law can be described by any of the following definitions except as
A) the known decisions of the courts of the federal and state governments.
B) the ability to impose statutes upon those who commit crimes against Americans
anywhere.
C) federal, state, or local enactments of legislative bodies.
D) rules and regulations proclaimed by administrative bodies.
18) Criminal law is distinguished from all other law because
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TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Criminal law seeks to regulate acts that are contrary to the community interest of the
social or government unit.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) When the United States gained independence, it rejected the common law of England.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Legality holds that no one can be punished for an act that was not defined as criminal
before the person did the act.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Many states rely exclusively on common law to define their crimes.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) The Model Penal Code (MPC) is a comprehensive recodification of the principles of
criminal responsibility and is mandatory in all 50 states.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) The fundamental structure of the American criminal justice system consists of law
enforcement agencies, prosecution and defense attorneys, courts, and correctional institutions
and agencies.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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,7) The court preparation function of police involves testifying at hearings and trial and
presenting the evidence in an effort to convict the perpetrator.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) In the case of felonies, a law enforcement officer only needs reasonable suspicion to
believe that a person has committed a crime before he or she may arrest the suspect.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) The purpose of a preliminary hearing is for a judge to determine whether there is
probable cause for the accused to answer to the crime charged.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) An information, which is a piece of paper on which a charge appears, is filed and signed
by the prosecutor.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) There are at least eight bases for a defendant's pretrial motion to dismiss.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) Law is a rule of conduct or procedure established by custom, agreement, or authority.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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, 13) Parole supervision is similar to probation supervision in that both are agencies of the state
correctional system rather than the court system.
⊚ true
⊚ false
14) According to the double jeopardy protections under the Fifth Amendment, the justice
system cannot try a defendant twice for the same crime.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) In the case of a trial by jury, the actual trial process begins with arraignment and plea.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) As of June, 2019 there has been a successful campaign to enact legislation that restricts
access to abortions.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
17) American law can be described by any of the following definitions except as
A) the known decisions of the courts of the federal and state governments.
B) the ability to impose statutes upon those who commit crimes against Americans
anywhere.
C) federal, state, or local enactments of legislative bodies.
D) rules and regulations proclaimed by administrative bodies.
18) Criminal law is distinguished from all other law because
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