Question 1

Article I, Sections 9 and 10 of the United States Constitution prohibit Congress and the state legislatures, respectively, from enacting ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  laws infringing on the right to keep and bear arms 
B)  laws respecting an establishment of religion 
C)  ex post facto laws 
D)  cruel and unusual punishments

Question 2

The Model Penal Code was published by the ________, an organization of distinguished judges, lawyers, and academics.

Accepted Answer

A)  Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 
B)  National Center for State Courts 
C)  American Law Institute 
D)  Federal Judicial Center

Question 3

All criminal sanctions must be consistent with the 8th Amendment prohibition of cruel and unusual punishments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Completion:
-In the sixth century A.D., the Code of _____ was promulgated throughout the Roman Empire.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Completion:
-In the sixth century A.D., the Code...

Question 5

Completion:
-The Napoleonic Code, promulgated in 1804 as a codification of all the civil and criminal laws of France, was based in large part on the ______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Completion:
-The Napoleonic Code, promulgated in 1804 as...

Question 6

Critical Thinking:
After drinking a six-pack of beer with friends on Halloween night, Taylor Brady is seen throwing rocks at a car belonging to Carson Pullman, a neighbor with whom Brady has had disagreements in the past. The police are called to the scene and, after questioning Brady and several witnesses, take Brady into custody. At the station house, they administer a blood alcohol test, which indicates that Brady's blood alcohol level is .09%. Taylor is charged with public intoxication.
-In this case, a sentence of probation might involve the condition that Taylor:

Accepted Answer

A)  perform specific deterrence 
B)  be incarcerated in the state penitentiary 
C)  make restitution 
D)  engage in plea bargaining

Question 7

Today the principal actors in defining crimes and punishments are _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the state courts 
B)  county and municipal governments 
C)  state legislatures 
D)  the federal appellate courts

Question 8

By 1600, the English common-law judges had defined as felonies the crimes of murder, manslaughter, mayhem, robbery, burglary, arson, larceny, rape, suicide, and ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  stalking 
B)  abortion 
C)  assault 
D)  sodomy

Question 9

The federal government has adopted the common law of crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A defendant in a criminal case is presumed innocent and to obtain a conviction the prosecution must establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Retribution refers to an order that an offender compensate his or her victim financially.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The procedural criminal law is promulgated both by legislative bodies, through enactment of statutes, and by the courts, both through judicial decisions and the development of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  regulations 
B)  consent decrees 
C)  extraordinary writs 
D)  rules of court procedure

Question 13

Which of the following offenses is an example of a strict liability crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  robbery 
B)  forgery 
C)  selling alcoholic beverages to a minor 
D)  grand theft

Question 14

Completion:
-The common-law doctrine of following precedent, known as ___________, remains an important component of both the English and American legal systems.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Completion:
-The common-law doctrine of following precedent, known...

Question 15

Completion:
-Of the fifty states, ____________ is the only one whose legal system is not based essentially on the common law. Rather, it is based primarily on the Napoleonic Code.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Completion:
-Of the fifty states, ____________ is the...

Exam 1: Fundamentals of Criminal Procedure

Article I, Sections 9 and 10 of the United States Constitution prohibit Congress and the state legislatures, respectively, from enacting ____________.

The Model Penal Code was published by the ________, an organization of distinguished judges, lawyers, and academics.

All criminal sanctions must be consistent with the 8th Amendment prohibition of cruel and unusual punishments.

Completion: -In the sixth century A.D., the Code of _____ was promulgated throughout the Roman Empire.

Completion: -The Napoleonic Code, promulgated in 1804 as a codification of all the civil and criminal laws of France, was based in large part on the ______________.

Today the principal actors in defining crimes and punishments are _________________.

By 1600, the English common-law judges had defined as felonies the crimes of murder, manslaughter, mayhem, robbery, burglary, arson, larceny, rape, suicide, and ____________.

The federal government has adopted the common law of crimes.

A defendant in a criminal case is presumed innocent and to obtain a conviction the prosecution must establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Retribution refers to an order that an offender compensate his or her victim financially.

The procedural criminal law is promulgated both by legislative bodies, through enactment of statutes, and by the courts, both through judicial decisions and the development of __________.

Which of the following offenses is an example of a strict liability crime?

Completion: -The common-law doctrine of following precedent, known as ___________, remains an important component of both the English and American legal systems.

Completion: -Of the fifty states, ____________ is the only one whose legal system is not based essentially on the common law. Rather, it is based primarily on the Napoleonic Code.