Questions With Answers
Code of Hammurabi - CORRECT ANSWER-What is the oldest legal code in the world?
Common Law - CORRECT ANSWER-System of law established in England
State law - CORRECT ANSWER-Most criminal offenses are violations of:
Ten - CORRECT ANSWER-Bill of rights is made of the first how many amendments
First Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER-Freedom of speech and religion
Fourth Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER-Protects against unreasonable search and
seizure
Mala in se - CORRECT ANSWER-Behaviors which are inherently wrong or immoral in
and of themselves
Habeas Corpus - CORRECT ANSWER-Guarantee against unlawful imprisonment
Stare Decisis - CORRECT ANSWER-Stand by that which is decided
94 - CORRECT ANSWER-How many federal judicial districts are there?
13 - CORRECT ANSWER-How many federal regional circuit courts?
Jury selection - CORRECT ANSWER-Pretial proceeding consist of complain,
arraignment, and pleas and plea bargaining but not:
Self-Defense - CORRECT ANSWER-Type of affirmative defense that included an
honest and reliable beliefe that the use of force was necessary to avoid imminent and
unlawful force in which the force did not exceed what was necessary
True - CORRECT ANSWER-The Supreme Court has originial jurisdiction only in cases
involving suits between states, suits involving a foreign citizen, and suits between the
United States government and a State
Accusatorial - CORRECT ANSWER-The American system of criminal justice is
Insanity, Neccessity, Duress, and Self-Defense - CORRECT ANSWER-Types of
affirmative defenses