Chap 01 14e - Neubauer
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which of the following is an example of how courts can be classified by function?
a. Local, state, and federal courts
b. Substantive and procedural courts
c. National and multinational courts
d. Trial and appeals courts
ANSWER: d
2. What does the requirement that laws be backed by the force of the state refer to?
a. The law must be accompanied by a sanction.
b. The law must be accompanied by justice.
c. The rules for enacting laws must be agreed upon ahead of time.
d. The law must deter crime.
ANSWER: a
3. Much of the Bill of Rights has been made applicable to the statues through which amendment?
a. The First Amendment
b. The Fourth Amendment
c. The Tenth Amendment
d. The Fourteenth Amendment
ANSWER: d
4. What term is defined as the body of rules enacted by public officials in a legitimate manner and backed by the
force of the state?
a. Ordinances
b. Statutes
c. Law
d. Constitutions
ANSWER: c
5. Which element of crime is sometimes used to define the level or “degree” of the crime, such as defining theft
on the amount of the goods stolen?
a. Actus reus
b. Union of actus reus and mens rea
c. Result
d. Attendant circumstances
ANSWER: d
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6. Which source of law is at the top of the hierarchy?
a. A constitution
b. An administration regulation
c. A court opinion
d. A statute
ANSWER: a
7. Which of the following is true of the “law in action” approach?
a. It focuses on human factors governing the application of law.
b. It focuses on the strict enforcement of laws and adherence to procedures.
c. It is found in constitutions, statutes, regulations, and court cases.
d. It focuses on the legal duties of the main actors.
ANSWER: a
8. Which term is used to describe statutory laws enacted by local units of government?
a. Regulations
b. Violations
c. Ordinances
d. Court opinions
ANSWER: c
9. What term is used to describe laws that are created by federal and state legislatures?
a. Ordinances
b. Statutes
c. Administrative regulations
d. Constitutions
ANSWER: b
10. Which of the following is an example of a defense of excuse?
a. Insanity
b. Necessity
c. Self-defense
d. Double jeopardy
ANSWER: a
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11. What is the primary justification for providing constitutional safeguards in the criminal justice process?
a. To ensure innocent persons are not harassed or wrongly convicted
b. To ensure the guilty are punished
c. To ensure society administers justice to the accused
d. To ensure convictions are not overturned on appeal
ANSWER: a
12. Which type of court hears evidence and sentences defendants?
a. Local courts
b. Appeals courts
c. Magistrate courts
d. Trial courts
ANSWER: d
13. What term is used to describe the numerous public agencies involved in implementing public policy concerning
crime?
a. The judiciary
b. Law enforcement
c. Corrections
d. The criminal justice system
ANSWER: d
14. Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to counsel?
a. The First Amendment
b. The Fourth Amendment
c. The Sixth Amendment
d. The Eighth Amendment
ANSWER: c
15. Which of the following is true about criminal appeals?
a. Defendants who plead guilty usually appeal.
b. The majority of defendants are successful on appeal.
c. Most defendants that win an appeal are reconvicted in a subsequent trial.
d. Appellate court opinions only pertain to that individual case.
ANSWER: c
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16. Which category of defenses are based on the commission of an act under circumstances the criminal law does
not seek to punish?
a. Procedural
b. Excuse
c. Defenses that negate mens rea
d. Justification
ANSWER: d
17. What term is used to describe the separate state and federal courts in the United States?
a. Dual court system
b. Checks and balances
c. Separate but equal
d. Judicial federalism
ANSWER: a
18. Which of the following is true about grand juries?
a. They are used by all states.
b. They deliberate in open hearings.
c. They usually issue a true bill.
d. They are utilized only in misdemeanor cases.
ANSWER: c
19. How are most findings of guilt determined?
a. From a plea bargain
b. From a trial by jury
c. From a bench trial
d. From a preliminary hearing
ANSWER: a
20. Which term emphasizes fundamental fairness by ensuring that a person should always be given notice of any
charges brought against them, provided a real chance to present their side in a legal dispute, and that no law or
government procedure should be arbitrary or capricious?
a. Procedural process
b. Crime control
c. Equal protection
d. Due process of law
ANSWER: d
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Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which of the following is an example of how courts can be classified by function?
a. Local, state, and federal courts
b. Substantive and procedural courts
c. National and multinational courts
d. Trial and appeals courts
ANSWER: d
2. What does the requirement that laws be backed by the force of the state refer to?
a. The law must be accompanied by a sanction.
b. The law must be accompanied by justice.
c. The rules for enacting laws must be agreed upon ahead of time.
d. The law must deter crime.
ANSWER: a
3. Much of the Bill of Rights has been made applicable to the statues through which amendment?
a. The First Amendment
b. The Fourth Amendment
c. The Tenth Amendment
d. The Fourteenth Amendment
ANSWER: d
4. What term is defined as the body of rules enacted by public officials in a legitimate manner and backed by the
force of the state?
a. Ordinances
b. Statutes
c. Law
d. Constitutions
ANSWER: c
5. Which element of crime is sometimes used to define the level or “degree” of the crime, such as defining theft
on the amount of the goods stolen?
a. Actus reus
b. Union of actus reus and mens rea
c. Result
d. Attendant circumstances
ANSWER: d
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6. Which source of law is at the top of the hierarchy?
a. A constitution
b. An administration regulation
c. A court opinion
d. A statute
ANSWER: a
7. Which of the following is true of the “law in action” approach?
a. It focuses on human factors governing the application of law.
b. It focuses on the strict enforcement of laws and adherence to procedures.
c. It is found in constitutions, statutes, regulations, and court cases.
d. It focuses on the legal duties of the main actors.
ANSWER: a
8. Which term is used to describe statutory laws enacted by local units of government?
a. Regulations
b. Violations
c. Ordinances
d. Court opinions
ANSWER: c
9. What term is used to describe laws that are created by federal and state legislatures?
a. Ordinances
b. Statutes
c. Administrative regulations
d. Constitutions
ANSWER: b
10. Which of the following is an example of a defense of excuse?
a. Insanity
b. Necessity
c. Self-defense
d. Double jeopardy
ANSWER: a
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11. What is the primary justification for providing constitutional safeguards in the criminal justice process?
a. To ensure innocent persons are not harassed or wrongly convicted
b. To ensure the guilty are punished
c. To ensure society administers justice to the accused
d. To ensure convictions are not overturned on appeal
ANSWER: a
12. Which type of court hears evidence and sentences defendants?
a. Local courts
b. Appeals courts
c. Magistrate courts
d. Trial courts
ANSWER: d
13. What term is used to describe the numerous public agencies involved in implementing public policy concerning
crime?
a. The judiciary
b. Law enforcement
c. Corrections
d. The criminal justice system
ANSWER: d
14. Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to counsel?
a. The First Amendment
b. The Fourth Amendment
c. The Sixth Amendment
d. The Eighth Amendment
ANSWER: c
15. Which of the following is true about criminal appeals?
a. Defendants who plead guilty usually appeal.
b. The majority of defendants are successful on appeal.
c. Most defendants that win an appeal are reconvicted in a subsequent trial.
d. Appellate court opinions only pertain to that individual case.
ANSWER: c
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16. Which category of defenses are based on the commission of an act under circumstances the criminal law does
not seek to punish?
a. Procedural
b. Excuse
c. Defenses that negate mens rea
d. Justification
ANSWER: d
17. What term is used to describe the separate state and federal courts in the United States?
a. Dual court system
b. Checks and balances
c. Separate but equal
d. Judicial federalism
ANSWER: a
18. Which of the following is true about grand juries?
a. They are used by all states.
b. They deliberate in open hearings.
c. They usually issue a true bill.
d. They are utilized only in misdemeanor cases.
ANSWER: c
19. How are most findings of guilt determined?
a. From a plea bargain
b. From a trial by jury
c. From a bench trial
d. From a preliminary hearing
ANSWER: a
20. Which term emphasizes fundamental fairness by ensuring that a person should always be given notice of any
charges brought against them, provided a real chance to present their side in a legal dispute, and that no law or
government procedure should be arbitrary or capricious?
a. Procedural process
b. Crime control
c. Equal protection
d. Due process of law
ANSWER: d
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