BUL 3310 FSU Unit 3- Test Questions &
Answers
A power unique to the President is to serve as ________________. Correct Ans-Commander-
in-Chief
The Durham Rule is the test for determining whether a police officer was acting in good faith
during a warrantless search. Correct Ans-false
Immunity is offered as an incentive to get one of the accused to testify against another.
Correct Ans-true
Which of the following is the standard of proof necessary for issuing a search warrant?
Correct Ans-Probable cause
Assume that Connecticut took 600 acres of private property to build an overpass over a major
state road. This is an exercise of the state's power of _________. Correct Ans-Eminent
domain
The power to regulate commerce with foreign nations is exclusive to the federal government.
Correct Ans-true
Contraceptive use, marriage and abortion are rights granted in the Eighth Amendment.
Correct Ans-false
, Allocation of power is a fundamental purpose of the Constitution Correct Ans-true
The power of the federal government to completely regulate an activity, to the exclusion of any
state regulation, is the power of occlusion. Correct Ans-false
The U.S. Senate is composed of _______________representatives from each state. Correct
Ans-two
Crimes that involve obtaining money, property or services by guile or deceit, rather than by
violence, are usually classified as _________________crimes. Correct Ans-white collar
After his trial, Bill was fined $2,500 and sentenced to serve 6 months in the local jail. From the
sentence, we know that the crime he committed was a (n)_____________________. Correct
Ans-misdemeanor
A "no true bill" from a grand jury means that there is insufficient evidence to bring an accused to
trial. Correct Ans-true
Acts which are wrongful in themselves and prohibited by almost all civilizations are classified as
______________crimes. Correct Ans-Malum in se
Police have wide discretion to search the interior of a car after a lawful traffic stop. Correct
Ans-true
Answers
A power unique to the President is to serve as ________________. Correct Ans-Commander-
in-Chief
The Durham Rule is the test for determining whether a police officer was acting in good faith
during a warrantless search. Correct Ans-false
Immunity is offered as an incentive to get one of the accused to testify against another.
Correct Ans-true
Which of the following is the standard of proof necessary for issuing a search warrant?
Correct Ans-Probable cause
Assume that Connecticut took 600 acres of private property to build an overpass over a major
state road. This is an exercise of the state's power of _________. Correct Ans-Eminent
domain
The power to regulate commerce with foreign nations is exclusive to the federal government.
Correct Ans-true
Contraceptive use, marriage and abortion are rights granted in the Eighth Amendment.
Correct Ans-false
, Allocation of power is a fundamental purpose of the Constitution Correct Ans-true
The power of the federal government to completely regulate an activity, to the exclusion of any
state regulation, is the power of occlusion. Correct Ans-false
The U.S. Senate is composed of _______________representatives from each state. Correct
Ans-two
Crimes that involve obtaining money, property or services by guile or deceit, rather than by
violence, are usually classified as _________________crimes. Correct Ans-white collar
After his trial, Bill was fined $2,500 and sentenced to serve 6 months in the local jail. From the
sentence, we know that the crime he committed was a (n)_____________________. Correct
Ans-misdemeanor
A "no true bill" from a grand jury means that there is insufficient evidence to bring an accused to
trial. Correct Ans-true
Acts which are wrongful in themselves and prohibited by almost all civilizations are classified as
______________crimes. Correct Ans-Malum in se
Police have wide discretion to search the interior of a car after a lawful traffic stop. Correct
Ans-true
