Deck 1: Introduction and Overview of Criminal Law

Question 1

American criminal law comes from a wide range of sources.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

C

Question 3

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

Answer 3

False

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

A negative act refers to inaction.

Question 6

What is an example of a negative act?

Question 7

What is the working definition of crime?

Question 8

The definition of crime and the definition of wrongdoing are the same.

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

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 12

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

Question 13

Legally, offenses that are not reported do not exist.

Question 14

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

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 15

There are ______ possible relationships between moral wrongs and criminal wrongs.

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

Question 16

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

Question 17

Compare male in se and mala prohibita offenses.

Question 18

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

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

Question 19

Prohibited alcohol purchases are considered a Male in Se crime?

Question 20

In the past, adultery was considered a felony and could result in

A) a lifetime of community shame.
B) jail.
C) exile.
D) All of the above

Question 21

In ________ it is considered a misdemeanor of a married woman has sex with a man other than her husband.

A) California
B) Hawaii
C) Minnesota
D) New York

Question 22

Harsh punishments for nonviolent crimes have detrimental social costs.

Question 23

Which of the following are sources of criminal law?

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

Question 24

Explain English common law.

Question 25

In common law, a legislative body makes the laws.

Question 26

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

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

Question 27

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

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 28

Common law promotes uniform laws across the states.

Question 29

Federal legislation applies to which of the following?

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

Question 30

Which of the following are components of state legislation?

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

Question 31

Most criminal cases are prosecuted under

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

Question 32

Which of the following are examples of municipal ordinances?

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

Question 33

City ordinances may regulate the actions of residents.

Question 34

Executive orders do not require the consent of

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

Question 35

Which of the following presidents issues the first executive order?

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

Question 36

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

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

Question 37

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

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

Question 38

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

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

Question 39

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

A) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
B) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
C) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
D) All of the above

Question 40

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

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

Question 41

The criminal law in the U.S. consists of

A) a federal criminal code.
B) state codes.
C) a criminal code for the District of Columbia.
D) All of the above

Question 42

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

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

Question 43

Infractions are petty offenses.

Question 44

A tort is a civil action.

Question 45

A capital offense is a type of

A) arson.
B) aggravated murder.
C) sexual assault
D) grand theft.

Question 46

Which of the following crimes is an example of a crime that can trigger a death of sentence?

A) Killing an on-duty law enforcement officer
B) Killing two or more people
C) Killing someone during a burglary
D) All of the above

Question 47

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

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

Question 48

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

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

Question 49

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

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

Question 50

Correction supervision includes

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

Question 51

The Americans corrections system is made up of the police, courts, and corrections.

Question 52

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

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

Question 53

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

Question 54

Which of the following are components of a case brief?

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

Question 55

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