Question 1

Which of the following is not an example of an affirmative act?

Accepted Answer

A)  Punching someone in the nose 
B)  Hacking into someone's computer 
C)  Not calling the police after causing injury to a passenger 
D)  Purchasing a knife to puncture someone's tires 
A)  Punching someone in the nose 
B)  Hacking into someone's computer 
C)  Not calling the police after causing injury to a passenger 
D)  Purchasing a knife to puncture someone's tires C

Question 2

Which of the following cases offers an example of a recent judge-made law?

Accepted Answer

A)  Commonwealth v. Mochan (1955) 
B)  Korematsu v. United States (1944) 
C)  Bond v. United States (2014) 
D)  Lynce v. Mathis (1977) 
A)  Commonwealth v. Mochan (1955) 
B)  Korematsu v. United States (1944) 
C)  Bond v. United States (2014) 
D)  Lynce v. Mathis (1977) A

Question 3

A dissenting opinion is the opinion of a judge who agrees with the decision of the judges are in the majority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

In common law, a legislative body makes the laws.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following Articles of the Constitution prohibits ex-post facto laws?

Accepted Answer

A)  Article 1 
B)  Article 2 
C)  Article 3 
D)  Article 4 
A)  Article 1 
B)  Article 2 
C)  Article 3 
D)  Article 4

Question 6

Hacking into someone's computer does not constitute an affirmative act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

American criminal law comes from a wide range of sources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In 2012, _____ percent of arrests were for violent crimes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Less than 5% 
B)  10% 
C)  15% 
D)  More than 15% 
A)  Less than 5% 
B)  10% 
C)  15% 
D)  More than 15%

Question 9

Which of the following presidents issues the first executive order?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abraham Lincoln 
B)  George Washington 
C)  John Adams 
D)  Thomas Jefferson 
A)  Abraham Lincoln 
B)  George Washington 
C)  John Adams 
D)  Thomas Jefferson

Question 10

Which of the following are components of state legislation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It identifies various crimes 
B)  It identifies various punishments 
C)  It identifies procedures for handling unlawful actions 
D)  All of the above 
A)  It identifies various crimes 
B)  It identifies various punishments 
C)  It identifies procedures for handling unlawful actions 
D)  All of the above

Question 11

Which of the following are examples of crimes that are identified and punished by the International Criminal Court (ICC)?

Accepted Answer

A)  War crimes 
B)  Genocide 
C)  Crimes against humanity 
D)  All of the above 
A)  War crimes 
B)  Genocide 
C)  Crimes against humanity 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

Executive orders do not require the consent of

Accepted Answer

A)  the President 
B)  the States 
C)  the Congress 
D)  the Vice President 
A)  the President 
B)  the States 
C)  the Congress 
D)  the Vice President

Question 13

Legally, offenses that are not reported do not exist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Federal legislation applies to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal employees 
B)  Federal property 
C)  Federal lands 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Federal employees 
B)  Federal property 
C)  Federal lands 
D)  All of the above

Question 15

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, approximately ________ of all violent crime is not reported to the police.

Accepted Answer

A)  15% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  75% 
A)  15% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  75%

Question 16

Which of the following states had a penal code in 1961 that was inconsistent and provided for disproportionate sanctions?

Accepted Answer

A)  California 
B)  Illinois 
C)  New York 
D)  Oregon 
A)  California 
B)  Illinois 
C)  New York 
D)  Oregon

Question 17

An act is only a crime if the law says it is.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following cases asked the U.S.S.C. to determine whether an international treaty can apply to domestic actions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Commonwealth v. Mochan (1955) 
B)  State v. Woll (1983) 
C)  Bond v. United States (2014) 
D)  Korematsu v. United States (1944) 
A)  Commonwealth v. Mochan (1955) 
B)  State v. Woll (1983) 
C)  Bond v. United States (2014) 
D)  Korematsu v. United States (1944)

Question 19

Compare male in se and mala prohibita offenses.

Accepted Answer

Male in se crimes are offenses that soci

Question 20

Which of the following is not a component of a felony offense?

Accepted Answer

A)  Offenders will spend more than a year behind bars 
B)  Offenses can result in a fine 
C)  Offenders can become disenfranchised 
D)  Offender is not subjected to jail time 
A)  Offenders will spend more than a year behind bars 
B)  Offenses can result in a fine 
C)  Offenders can become disenfranchised 
D)  Offender is not subjected to jail time

Which of the following is not an example of an affirmative act?

Which of the following cases offers an example of a recent judge-made law?

A dissenting opinion is the opinion of a judge who agrees with the decision of the judges are in the majority.

In common law, a legislative body makes the laws.

Which of the following Articles of the Constitution prohibits ex-post facto laws?

Hacking into someone's computer does not constitute an affirmative act.

American criminal law comes from a wide range of sources.

In 2012, _____ percent of arrests were for violent crimes.

Which of the following presidents issues the first executive order?

Which of the following are components of state legislation?

Which of the following are examples of crimes that are identified and punished by the International Criminal Court (ICC)?

Executive orders do not require the consent of

Legally, offenses that are not reported do not exist.

Federal legislation applies to which of the following?

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, approximately ________ of all violent crime is not reported to the police.

Which of the following states had a penal code in 1961 that was inconsistent and provided for disproportionate sanctions?

An act is only a crime if the law says it is.

Which of the following cases asked the U.S.S.C. to determine whether an international treaty can apply to domestic actions?

Compare male in se and mala prohibita offenses.

Which of the following is not a component of a felony offense?

Constitutional Limits on Criminal Laws

The Elements of a Crime

Incomplete Crimes

Theft and Other Property Offenses

Public Order Crimes and Offenses Against Public Decency

Rape and Other Violent Crimes

Criminal Homicide

Justification Defenses

Excuse Defenses

Punishment and Sentencing

State-Involved Crimes

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Exam 1: Introduction and Overview of Criminal Law

Which of the following is not an example of an affirmative act?

Which of the following cases offers an example of a recent judge-made law?

A dissenting opinion is the opinion of a judge who agrees with the decision of the judges are in the majority.

In common law, a legislative body makes the laws.

Which of the following Articles of the Constitution prohibits ex-post facto laws?

Hacking into someone's computer does not constitute an affirmative act.

American criminal law comes from a wide range of sources.

In 2012, _____ percent of arrests were for violent crimes.

Which of the following presidents issues the first executive order?

Which of the following are components of state legislation?

Which of the following are examples of crimes that are identified and punished by the International Criminal Court (ICC)?

Executive orders do not require the consent of

Legally, offenses that are not reported do not exist.

Federal legislation applies to which of the following?

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, approximately ________ of all violent crime is not reported to the police.

Which of the following states had a penal code in 1961 that was inconsistent and provided for disproportionate sanctions?

An act is only a crime if the law says it is.

Which of the following cases asked the U.S.S.C. to determine whether an international treaty can apply to domestic actions?

Compare male in se and mala prohibita offenses.

Which of the following is not a component of a felony offense?

Constitutional Limits on Criminal Laws

The Elements of a Crime

Incomplete Crimes

Theft and Other Property Offenses

Public Order Crimes and Offenses Against Public Decency

Rape and Other Violent Crimes

Criminal Homicide

Justification Defenses

Excuse Defenses

Punishment and Sentencing

State-Involved Crimes

Filters