Question 1

Dual sovereignty is a term for the sharing of power between state and city governments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Reception statutes allow a/an ______ to incorporate the common law as an unwritten part of the criminal law.

Accepted Answer

A)  corporation 
B)  state 
C)  individual 
D)  criminal law

Question 3

A criminal act, criminal intent, and concurrence are required for most crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A justice on the U.S. Supreme Court recuses herself from a case due to a conflict of interest. When the court releases its decision, the vote among the eight justices is evenly split. The result of the decision is that the lower court's decision remains in effect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Capital felonies are crimes subject to what type of punishment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Either the death penalty or to life in prison in states that do not have the death penalty. 
B)  life in prison and a $15,000 fine 
C)  fifty years in prison with the possibility of parole 
D)  thirty years in prison

Question 6

When federal and state laws conflict, the Model Penal Code deems the federal law superior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: The Nature, Purpose, and Function of Criminal Law

Dual sovereignty is a term for the sharing of power between state and city governments.

Reception statutes allow a/an ______ to incorporate the common law as an unwritten part of the criminal law.

A criminal act, criminal intent, and concurrence are required for most crimes.

A justice on the U.S. Supreme Court recuses herself from a case due to a conflict of interest. When the court releases its decision, the vote among the eight justices is evenly split. The result of the decision is that the lower court's decision remains in effect.

Capital felonies are crimes subject to what type of punishment?

When federal and state laws conflict, the Model Penal Code deems the federal law superior.