Question 1

Misdemeanors are:

Accepted Answer

A) "violations," not crimes. 
B) minor crimes. 
C) civil harms. 
D) common law offenses. 
A) "violations," not crimes. 
B) minor crimes. 
C) civil harms. 
D) common law offenses.

Question 2

The primary objective of a criminal prosecution is:

Accepted Answer

A) punishment of the wrongdoer. 
B) compensation of the victim for any financial loss. 
C) promoting negotiation and settlement. 
D) enforcing morals. 
A) punishment of the wrongdoer. 
B) compensation of the victim for any financial loss. 
C) promoting negotiation and settlement. 
D) enforcing morals.

Question 3

Which of the following constitutional provisions limits the government's power to prohibit and punish certain conduct?

Accepted Answer

A) The right to free speech 
B) The right to due process 
C) The right to privacy 
D) All of the above 
A) The right to free speech 
B) The right to due process 
C) The right to privacy 
D) All of the above

Question 4

A malum prohibitum crime is:

Accepted Answer

A) punishable only by fines. 
B) wrong by its very nature. 
C) prohibited by administrative regulation. 
D) a wrong created by statute or administrative regulation. 
A) punishable only by fines. 
B) wrong by its very nature. 
C) prohibited by administrative regulation. 
D) a wrong created by statute or administrative regulation.

Question 5

The Model Penal Code was developed by:

Accepted Answer

A) the American Law Institute. 
B) the U.S.Congress. 
C) the American Association of Law Professors. 
D) a conference of state legislatures. 
A) the American Law Institute. 
B) the U.S.Congress. 
C) the American Association of Law Professors. 
D) a conference of state legislatures.

Question 6

The ex post facto principle prohibits:

Accepted Answer

A) decreasing punishments for past crimes. 
B) increasing punishments for future crimes. 
C) laws that create new crimes not recognized by common law. 
D) laws that punish conduct done before the law's passage. 
A) decreasing punishments for past crimes. 
B) increasing punishments for future crimes. 
C) laws that create new crimes not recognized by common law. 
D) laws that punish conduct done before the law's passage.

Question 7

In Robinson v.California, the defendant's conviction for being addicted to narcotics was overturned because:

Accepted Answer

A) the state failed to prove that the defendant was addicted. 
B) the defendant was a mere user, not a seller of narcotics. 
C) punishment for a condition or status is cruel and unusual. 
D) the defendant's addiction was not voluntary. 
A) the state failed to prove that the defendant was addicted. 
B) the defendant was a mere user, not a seller of narcotics. 
C) punishment for a condition or status is cruel and unusual. 
D) the defendant's addiction was not voluntary.

Question 8

Recognition that people normally intend the natural and necessary consequence of their acts is:

Accepted Answer

A) a "true" and proper presumption. 
B) a permissible inference. 
C) unconstitutional. 
D) part of a proper defense, but not part of the prosecution's case. 
A) a "true" and proper presumption. 
B) a permissible inference. 
C) unconstitutional. 
D) part of a proper defense, but not part of the prosecution's case.

Question 9

The prosecution's responsibility to prove all elements of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt is known as its:

Accepted Answer

A) burden of production. 
B) burden of proof. 
C) burden to prove the corpus delicti. 
D) presumption of guilt. 
A) burden of production. 
B) burden of proof. 
C) burden to prove the corpus delicti. 
D) presumption of guilt.

Question 10

Criminal law possesses the following characteristics:

Accepted Answer

A) conviction carries with it the community's moral condemnation. 
B) punishment of wrongdoing. 
C) society as a whole is considered to be the injured party. 
D) all of the above. 
A) conviction carries with it the community's moral condemnation. 
B) punishment of wrongdoing. 
C) society as a whole is considered to be the injured party. 
D) all of the above.

Misdemeanors are:

The primary objective of a criminal prosecution is:

Which of the following constitutional provisions limits the government's power to prohibit and punish certain conduct?

A malum prohibitum crime is:

The Model Penal Code was developed by:

The ex post facto principle prohibits:

In Robinson v.California, the defendant's conviction for being addicted to narcotics was overturned because:

Recognition that people normally intend the natural and necessary consequence of their acts is:

The prosecution's responsibility to prove all elements of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt is known as its:

Criminal law possesses the following characteristics:

Essential Elements of Crimes

Parties to a Crime and Inchoate Offenses

Defenses

Crimes Against a Person

Crimes Against Property and Habitation

Crimes Against Public Order and Public Morality

Introduction to Procedure and the Right to Counsel

Seizures of a Person and Identification Procedures

Search and Seizure of Property

Government Monitoring of Communications and the Fourth Amendment Exclusionary Rule

Interrogation and Self-Incrimination

Preliminary Stages of the Prosecution

Pretrial Motions

Trial

Verdict, Punishment, and Judicial Review

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Exam 1: Defining and Proving Crimes

Misdemeanors are:

The primary objective of a criminal prosecution is:

Which of the following constitutional provisions limits the government's power to prohibit and punish certain conduct?

A malum prohibitum crime is:

The Model Penal Code was developed by:

The ex post facto principle prohibits:

In Robinson v.California, the defendant's conviction for being addicted to narcotics was overturned because:

Recognition that people normally intend the natural and necessary consequence of their acts is:

The prosecution's responsibility to prove all elements of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt is known as its:

Criminal law possesses the following characteristics:

Essential Elements of Crimes

Parties to a Crime and Inchoate Offenses

Defenses

Crimes Against a Person

Crimes Against Property and Habitation

Crimes Against Public Order and Public Morality

Introduction to Procedure and the Right to Counsel

Seizures of a Person and Identification Procedures

Search and Seizure of Property

Government Monitoring of Communications and the Fourth Amendment Exclusionary Rule

Interrogation and Self-Incrimination

Preliminary Stages of the Prosecution

Pretrial Motions

Trial

Verdict, Punishment, and Judicial Review

Filters