CHAPTER 1— Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. An act that violates criminal law and is punishable by criminal sanctions is
a. A crime
b. A felony
c. A tort
d. Deviant
ANS: A REF: p. 5 OBJ: LO 2
2. The consensus model is a criminal justice model in which:
a. the content of criminal law is determined by the groups that hold economic,
political, and social power in a community
b. a majority of citizens in society agree on what activities should be outlawed
and punished as crimes
c. specific social groups determine which deviant behaviors are to be defined as
criminal
d. the primary focus of law is to protect the individual from the power of
government
ANS: B REF: p. 5 OBJ: LO 1
,3. Which of the following is NOT one of the components in the integrated definition of
crime?
a. Punishable under criminal law, as determined by the majority of a society or,
in some cases, a powerful minority
b. Considered an offense against society as a whole and prosecuted by public
officials, not by victims and their relatives or friends
c. Punishable by statutorily determined sanctions that bring about the loss of
personal freedom or life
d. Considered an offense against an individual, but prosecuted by the state who
is paid by the victim
ANS: D REF: p. 7 OBJ: LO 1-2
4. Which of the following is true regarding deviance?
a. Deviance is an objective concept that all members of society agree upon
b. Deviance is another term used to describe all criminal activity
c. Deviance is behavior that is considered to go against the norms established
by society
d. Deviance is always considered criminal in nature
ANS: C REF: p. 7 OBJ: LO 1
,5. Federalism refers to:
a. A system of government dominated by an all-powerful federal government
b. A system of checks and balances within the executive, legislative, and
judicial branches of government
c. A system of government in which states are independent and self-governing
d. A sharing of government powers by federal and state authorities
ANS: D REF: p. 9 OBJ: LO 3
6. Which of the following is not considered an express power?
a. The power to coin money
b. Police powers
c. The power to raise an army
d. The power to regulate interstate commerce
ANS: B REF: p. 9 OBJ: LO 3
7. Police powers allow states to enact laws necessary to protect the __________ of their
citizens.
a. health
b. morals
c. safety
d. all of these
ANS: D REF: p. 9 OBJ: LO 3
8. What level of law enforcement divides duties between counties and municipalities?
, a. Federal
b. Local
c. National
d. State
ANS: B REF: p. 10 OBJ: LO 3
9. Which officers often police a state’s natural resources and often oversee its firearm
laws?
a. Fish, game, and watercraft officers
b. Department of State Security
c. Highway patrol
d. Sheriffs
ANS: A REF: p. 11 OBJ: LO 3
10. Wildlife wardens, alcohol and beverage control agents, and fire marshals are
examples of law enforcement officers at the ____ level.
a. Municipal
b. County
c. State
d. Federal
ANS: C REF: p. 11 OBJ: LO 3
11. ________ investigate most crimes and attempt to deter crime through patrol activities.
a. Local police
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. An act that violates criminal law and is punishable by criminal sanctions is
a. A crime
b. A felony
c. A tort
d. Deviant
ANS: A REF: p. 5 OBJ: LO 2
2. The consensus model is a criminal justice model in which:
a. the content of criminal law is determined by the groups that hold economic,
political, and social power in a community
b. a majority of citizens in society agree on what activities should be outlawed
and punished as crimes
c. specific social groups determine which deviant behaviors are to be defined as
criminal
d. the primary focus of law is to protect the individual from the power of
government
ANS: B REF: p. 5 OBJ: LO 1
,3. Which of the following is NOT one of the components in the integrated definition of
crime?
a. Punishable under criminal law, as determined by the majority of a society or,
in some cases, a powerful minority
b. Considered an offense against society as a whole and prosecuted by public
officials, not by victims and their relatives or friends
c. Punishable by statutorily determined sanctions that bring about the loss of
personal freedom or life
d. Considered an offense against an individual, but prosecuted by the state who
is paid by the victim
ANS: D REF: p. 7 OBJ: LO 1-2
4. Which of the following is true regarding deviance?
a. Deviance is an objective concept that all members of society agree upon
b. Deviance is another term used to describe all criminal activity
c. Deviance is behavior that is considered to go against the norms established
by society
d. Deviance is always considered criminal in nature
ANS: C REF: p. 7 OBJ: LO 1
,5. Federalism refers to:
a. A system of government dominated by an all-powerful federal government
b. A system of checks and balances within the executive, legislative, and
judicial branches of government
c. A system of government in which states are independent and self-governing
d. A sharing of government powers by federal and state authorities
ANS: D REF: p. 9 OBJ: LO 3
6. Which of the following is not considered an express power?
a. The power to coin money
b. Police powers
c. The power to raise an army
d. The power to regulate interstate commerce
ANS: B REF: p. 9 OBJ: LO 3
7. Police powers allow states to enact laws necessary to protect the __________ of their
citizens.
a. health
b. morals
c. safety
d. all of these
ANS: D REF: p. 9 OBJ: LO 3
8. What level of law enforcement divides duties between counties and municipalities?
, a. Federal
b. Local
c. National
d. State
ANS: B REF: p. 10 OBJ: LO 3
9. Which officers often police a state’s natural resources and often oversee its firearm
laws?
a. Fish, game, and watercraft officers
b. Department of State Security
c. Highway patrol
d. Sheriffs
ANS: A REF: p. 11 OBJ: LO 3
10. Wildlife wardens, alcohol and beverage control agents, and fire marshals are
examples of law enforcement officers at the ____ level.
a. Municipal
b. County
c. State
d. Federal
ANS: C REF: p. 11 OBJ: LO 3
11. ________ investigate most crimes and attempt to deter crime through patrol activities.
a. Local police
