MCOLES FINAL EXAM UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
what are the two chambers of the legislative branch? - CORRECT ANSWER - house of
representative and the senate
Bills of Attainder - CORRECT ANSWER - Laws naming individuals or an ascertainable
group designed to punish them without a trial
Ex Post Facto laws - CORRECT ANSWER - Laws punishing conduct that occurred before
the law was passed
what three things is the executive branch responsible for? - CORRECT ANSWER -
•Making treaties.
•Appointing federal judges.
•Enforcing laws through executive branch agencies (e.g., FBI, DEA, and Secret Service)
what three things is the judicial branch responsible for? - CORRECT ANSWER -
•Reviews constitutional questions and treaties.
•Interprets the laws of the United States.
•Resolves controversies between states.
what is the purpose of the bill of rights? - CORRECT ANSWER - to provide for certain
individual rights and liberties that protect against the government's misuse of powers granted
under the Constitution
14th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits states
from depriving a person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law or denying a
person the equal protection of the laws
,4th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - •Protects against unreasonable searches and
seizures of a person or a person's houses, papers, and effects.
•Requires that a warrant for a search or seizure must be based on probable cause and supported
by oath or affirmation
5th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - •Guarantees that a person cannot be:
•Required to answer for a capital offense unless a grand jury issues an indictment or a
presentment.
•Subjected to double jeopardy.
•Compelled to incriminate himself or herself in a criminal case.
•Deprived of life, liberty, or property without the due process of law.
•Deprived of private property taken for public use without just compensation.
PROTECTS PEOPLE AGAINST SELF INCIRMINATION
6th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - •Establishes that a criminal defendant has the
right to:
•A speedy and public trial by an impartial jury.
•Be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation.
•Confront the witnesses against him or her.
•A compulsory process for obtaining favorable witnesses.
•Effective assistance of counsel for his or her defense.
what are the two types of due process? - CORRECT ANSWER - procedural due process
and substantive due process
procedural due process - CORRECT ANSWER - notice and an opportunity to be heard by
an impartial decision maker.
Examples of procedural due process protections that may be required include:
,•Right to counsel.
•Right to a jury trial.
•Right to confront witnesses.
•Right against compelled self-incrimination.
substantive due process - CORRECT ANSWER - Substantive due process examines the
government's power to deprive a person of life, liberty, or property regardless of the procedures
followed by the government
•For example, if a state statute is enacted that makes it a misdemeanor for a person to speak in
public, this statute will violate substantive due process no matter how fair the process of
enactment and enforcement are.
the 4th amendment protects people not.... - CORRECT ANSWER - places
- for example, you're not protected from government surveillance when you speak in a public
place
T/F: Other Buildings Within the Curtilage to Be Searched Must Be Included in the Warrant? -
CORRECT ANSWER - property that is within the curtilage of any dwelling house must be
described with specificity in a search warrant to justify a search of that property
A judge or magistrate may issue a warrant to search for and seize a person who is the subject of
either of the following (2 things): - CORRECT ANSWER - - An arrest warrant for the
apprehension of a person charged with a crime.
- A bench warrant issued in a criminal case.
when can an officer executing a warrant, or any person assisting him or her, break any outer or
inner door or window of a house or building, or anything therein, in order to execute the
warrant? - CORRECT ANSWER - when, after notice of his or her authority and purpose,
the officer is refused admittance
, Tabulation - CORRECT ANSWER - A list of the items seized during the execution of a
search warrant
If an officer finds property or seizes anything that may be seized under the search warrant, what
must they make? - CORRECT ANSWER - the officer must make a complete and accurate
tabulation of the property and things that were seized.
what 2 things does the officer have to leave at the property or give to the owner of the property
when they execute a search warrant and seize property? - CORRECT ANSWER - - a copy
of the warrant
- the completed tabulation
give to the person from whom or from whose premises the property was taken, or leave a copy of
the warrant and tabulation at the place from which the property or thing was taken.
T/F: After executing a search warrant, officers must file the tabulation of property seized with the
issuing court even if no property was taken - CORRECT ANSWER - true
do you have to make a good faith attempt to contact the parents/guardians of juveniles who have
committed crimes? - CORRECT ANSWER - yes
Miranda with Juveniles and Parents - CORRECT ANSWER - -if the kid wants to talk but
the parent says no, then the kid can't talk, if the parent says yes then the kid will still not talk
do you have to make a "Good Faith" attempt w Victims that are juveniles? - CORRECT
ANSWER - yes
-it Keeps the victim accountable and honest
-Parents could be the accused of the crime
what are some examples of reasons to do a forensic interview on a child? - CORRECT
ANSWER - •Juvenile Survivors of Sexual Assault
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
what are the two chambers of the legislative branch? - CORRECT ANSWER - house of
representative and the senate
Bills of Attainder - CORRECT ANSWER - Laws naming individuals or an ascertainable
group designed to punish them without a trial
Ex Post Facto laws - CORRECT ANSWER - Laws punishing conduct that occurred before
the law was passed
what three things is the executive branch responsible for? - CORRECT ANSWER -
•Making treaties.
•Appointing federal judges.
•Enforcing laws through executive branch agencies (e.g., FBI, DEA, and Secret Service)
what three things is the judicial branch responsible for? - CORRECT ANSWER -
•Reviews constitutional questions and treaties.
•Interprets the laws of the United States.
•Resolves controversies between states.
what is the purpose of the bill of rights? - CORRECT ANSWER - to provide for certain
individual rights and liberties that protect against the government's misuse of powers granted
under the Constitution
14th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits states
from depriving a person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law or denying a
person the equal protection of the laws
,4th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - •Protects against unreasonable searches and
seizures of a person or a person's houses, papers, and effects.
•Requires that a warrant for a search or seizure must be based on probable cause and supported
by oath or affirmation
5th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - •Guarantees that a person cannot be:
•Required to answer for a capital offense unless a grand jury issues an indictment or a
presentment.
•Subjected to double jeopardy.
•Compelled to incriminate himself or herself in a criminal case.
•Deprived of life, liberty, or property without the due process of law.
•Deprived of private property taken for public use without just compensation.
PROTECTS PEOPLE AGAINST SELF INCIRMINATION
6th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - •Establishes that a criminal defendant has the
right to:
•A speedy and public trial by an impartial jury.
•Be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation.
•Confront the witnesses against him or her.
•A compulsory process for obtaining favorable witnesses.
•Effective assistance of counsel for his or her defense.
what are the two types of due process? - CORRECT ANSWER - procedural due process
and substantive due process
procedural due process - CORRECT ANSWER - notice and an opportunity to be heard by
an impartial decision maker.
Examples of procedural due process protections that may be required include:
,•Right to counsel.
•Right to a jury trial.
•Right to confront witnesses.
•Right against compelled self-incrimination.
substantive due process - CORRECT ANSWER - Substantive due process examines the
government's power to deprive a person of life, liberty, or property regardless of the procedures
followed by the government
•For example, if a state statute is enacted that makes it a misdemeanor for a person to speak in
public, this statute will violate substantive due process no matter how fair the process of
enactment and enforcement are.
the 4th amendment protects people not.... - CORRECT ANSWER - places
- for example, you're not protected from government surveillance when you speak in a public
place
T/F: Other Buildings Within the Curtilage to Be Searched Must Be Included in the Warrant? -
CORRECT ANSWER - property that is within the curtilage of any dwelling house must be
described with specificity in a search warrant to justify a search of that property
A judge or magistrate may issue a warrant to search for and seize a person who is the subject of
either of the following (2 things): - CORRECT ANSWER - - An arrest warrant for the
apprehension of a person charged with a crime.
- A bench warrant issued in a criminal case.
when can an officer executing a warrant, or any person assisting him or her, break any outer or
inner door or window of a house or building, or anything therein, in order to execute the
warrant? - CORRECT ANSWER - when, after notice of his or her authority and purpose,
the officer is refused admittance
, Tabulation - CORRECT ANSWER - A list of the items seized during the execution of a
search warrant
If an officer finds property or seizes anything that may be seized under the search warrant, what
must they make? - CORRECT ANSWER - the officer must make a complete and accurate
tabulation of the property and things that were seized.
what 2 things does the officer have to leave at the property or give to the owner of the property
when they execute a search warrant and seize property? - CORRECT ANSWER - - a copy
of the warrant
- the completed tabulation
give to the person from whom or from whose premises the property was taken, or leave a copy of
the warrant and tabulation at the place from which the property or thing was taken.
T/F: After executing a search warrant, officers must file the tabulation of property seized with the
issuing court even if no property was taken - CORRECT ANSWER - true
do you have to make a good faith attempt to contact the parents/guardians of juveniles who have
committed crimes? - CORRECT ANSWER - yes
Miranda with Juveniles and Parents - CORRECT ANSWER - -if the kid wants to talk but
the parent says no, then the kid can't talk, if the parent says yes then the kid will still not talk
do you have to make a "Good Faith" attempt w Victims that are juveniles? - CORRECT
ANSWER - yes
-it Keeps the victim accountable and honest
-Parents could be the accused of the crime
what are some examples of reasons to do a forensic interview on a child? - CORRECT
ANSWER - •Juvenile Survivors of Sexual Assault
