Question 1

Unreported incidents are referred to as the "dark figure" of crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following are sources of criminal law?

Accepted Answer

A)  English common law 
B)  Administrative regulations 
C)  Executive orders 
D)  All of the above

Question 3

Which of the following is not an example of a Male in Se offense?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theft 
B)  Draft evasion 
C)  Rape 
D)  Arson

Question 4

What is an example of a negative act?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is an example of a negative...

Question 5

A tort is a civil action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following are examples of municipal ordinances?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leash laws 
B)  Parking regulation 
C)  Zoning and building regulations 
D)  All of the above

Question 7

Crime refers to actions and inactions that society deems both wrong and punishable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

City ordinances may regulate the actions of residents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a crime that is both wrong and punishable?

Accepted Answer

A)  A teacher who does not grade fairly 
B)  A girlfriend who is unfaithful 
C)  Neighbors who do not mow their law 
D)  Failure to stop and seek assistance after hitting someone with a car

Question 10

In the U.S. there is only one court system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the Commonwealth v. Mochan (1955) case, the court ruled that

Accepted Answer

A)  Mochan's actions could be punished as a misdemeanors offense. 
B)  Mochan's actions could be punished as a felony offense. 
C)  Mochan's actions could be punished as an infraction. 
D)  Mochan's actions did not constitute a crime.

Question 12

Most criminal cases are prosecuted under

Accepted Answer

A)  municipal laws. 
B)  state laws. 
C)  federal laws. 
D)  common laws.

Question 13

Correction supervision includes

Accepted Answer

A)  prison. 
B)  jail. 
C)  probation 
D)  All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following agencies can impose criminal sanctions for regulatory violations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Environmental Protection Agency (EP
A)  
B)  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEO
C)  
C)  Food and Drug Administration (FD
A)  
D)  All of the above

Question 15

The ___________ is the starting point of the criminal justice system.

Accepted Answer

A)  Formal charging process 
B)  Arraignment 
C)  Arrest 
D)  Guilty plea

Question 16

In 2012, President Obama signed an executive order to impose sanctions against

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Iran 
C)  North Korea 
D)  Israel

Question 17

Acts that exert rudeness or greed are considered both wrong and against the law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following are examples of why crime victims and witnesses refuse to report crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fear of retaliation by the offender 
B)  Victim might be unaware that she/he was a victim of a crime 
C)  Embarrassment 
D)  All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following are components of a case brief?

Accepted Answer

A)  Facts 
B)  Holding 
C)  Rationale 
D)  All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following cases offers a discussion of ex-post facto laws?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lynce v. Mathis (1977) 
B)  Commonwealth v. Mochan (1955) 
C)  State v. Woll (1983) 
D)  Bond v. United States (2014)

Exam 1: Introduction and Overview of Criminal Law

Unreported incidents are referred to as the "dark figure" of crime.

Which of the following are sources of criminal law?

Which of the following is not an example of a Male in Se offense?

What is an example of a negative act?

A tort is a civil action.

Which of the following are examples of municipal ordinances?

Crime refers to actions and inactions that society deems both wrong and punishable.

City ordinances may regulate the actions of residents.

Which of the following is an example of a crime that is both wrong and punishable?

In the U.S. there is only one court system.

In the Commonwealth v. Mochan (1955) case, the court ruled that

Most criminal cases are prosecuted under

Correction supervision includes

Which of the following agencies can impose criminal sanctions for regulatory violations?

The ___________ is the starting point of the criminal justice system.

In 2012, President Obama signed an executive order to impose sanctions against

Acts that exert rudeness or greed are considered both wrong and against the law.

Which of the following are examples of why crime victims and witnesses refuse to report crime?

Which of the following are components of a case brief?

Which of the following cases offers a discussion of ex-post facto laws?