Deck 9: Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

Question 1

What is the definition of the following word:
-Civil-law systems

Answer 1

Codified legal system, meaning that it is a comprehensive compilation of legal rules and statutes.

Question 2

What is the definition of the following word:
-Roman law.

Answer 2

Arguably the oldest and most widely used legal system.

Question 3

What is the definition of the following word:
-Canon law.

Answer 3

Laws of the Catholic Church.

Question 4

What is the definition of the following word:
-Case law.

Question 5

What is the definition of the following word:
-Precedent.

Question 6

What is the definition of the following word:

-Jurisprudence.

Question 7

What is the definition of the following word:
-Stare decisis.

Question 8

What is the definition of the following word:
-Statutes.

Question 9

What is the definition of the following word:
-Socialism.

Question 10

What is the definition of the following word:

-Sharia.

Question 11

Which is not one of the four legal traditions?

A) Civil Law
B) Common Law
C) Socialist Law
D) Islamic Law
E) All of the above are the four legal traditions

Question 12

This legal tradition is a comprehensive compilation of legal rules and statutes.

A) Civil Law
B) Common Law
C) Socialist Law
D) Islamic Law

Question 13

This legal tradition relies heavily on case law, precedent, and jurisprudence.

A) Civil Law
B) Common Law
C) Socialist Law
D) Islamic Law

Question 14

This legal tradition is a system in which the government owns and manages all means of production, as well as the economy.

A) Civil Law
B) Common Law
C) Socialist Law
D) Islamic Law

Question 15

This legal tradition is also known as Sharia Law.

A) Civil Law
B) Common Law
C) Socialist Law
D) Islamic Law

Question 16

Civil law have continuously updated legal codes that use at least three types of law. Which is NOT one of those?

A) Substantive law
B) Procedural Law
C) Penal law
D) Case law

Question 17

Civil law is based in large part on ____.

A) Roman law
B) Cannon law
C) Catholic law
D) Socialist law

Question 18

Which of the following countries have a civil law tradition?

A) Germany
B) United States
C) China
D) Iran

Question 19

Which of the following countries have a common law tradition?

A) Germany
B) Iran
C) United States
D) China

Question 20

Which of the following countries have a socialist law tradition?

A) China
B) Iran
C) United States
D) Germany

Question 21

Which of the following countries have an Islamic law tradition?

A) China
B) Iran
C) United States
D) Germany

Question 22

Common law in England relies heavily on all but which of the following?

A) Penal Law
B) Case Law
C) Precedent
D) Jurisprudence

Question 23

Matching

-is divided into three parts: the actual words of the Prophet Muhammad, the prophet's actions, and the prophet's approval of the sayings and deeds of some of his companions.

A) The Quran
B) Sunnah
C) Ijima
D) Qiyas
E) Isithsam
F) Messalih al-Mursalak

Question 24

Matching

-This is the consensus of opinion of Muslim scholars, reached after the prophet's death, on any legal judgment.

A) The Quran
B) Sunnah
C) Ijima
D) Qiyas
E) Isithsam
F) Messalih al-Mursalak

Question 25

Matching

-This is the divine word of God as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. It is the main source of Sharia and is the root of all the other sources of Islamic legislation.

A) The Quran
B) Sunnah
C) Ijima
D) Qiyas
E) Isithsam
F) Messalih al-Mursalak

Question 26

Matching

-This concept refers to analogy, or the idea that if two or more things agree with one another in one or more ways, they will also agree in other ways.

A) The Quran
B) Sunnah
C) Ijima
D) Qiyas
E) Isithsam
F) Messalih al-Mursalak

Question 27

Matching

-This concept refers to any matter concerning the common good (such as the mining of coins) that sacred texts do not refer to.

A) The Quran
B) Sunnah
C) Ijima
D) Qiyas
E) Isithsam
F) Messalih al-Mursalak

Question 28

Matching

-This concept refers to the use of personal judgment to determine the best solution to a religious issue that cannot be solved by referring to sacred text.

A) The Quran
B) Sunnah
C) Ijima
D) Qiyas
E) Isithsam
F) Messalih al-Mursalak

Question 29

Matching

-These are the penalties that the Quran and Sunnah have prescribed for certain offenses.

A) Hudud
B) Qisas
C) Tazir

Question 30

Matching

-These offenses and punishments are not specified in the Quran. Punishment is at the discretion of the judge or legislature.

A) Hudud
B) Qisas
C) Tazir

Question 31

Matching

-This refers to the punishment of retaliation which are for offenses against individuals, such as homicide, murder, and battery.

A) Hudud
B) Qisas
C) Tazir

Question 32

A country's culture does not have an effect on the type and quality of justice.

Question 33

Indigenous legal traditions are not useful from an international perspective because they are not transferable.

Question 34

Legal systems are highly complex and offer difficulties in categorizing any country's system.

Question 35

Roman law is in direct agreement with Cannon Law.

Question 36

In the civil-law system, the judge's role is to establish the facts of the case and to apply the correct code.

Question 37

Civil law in Germany is a product of administrative rules and local customs.

Question 38

Within Germany, local customs are enacted at the federal level and administrative rules are enacted at the state level.

Question 39

The German police are arranged and managed largely by the federal government.

Question 40

German prisons are run primarily by the states but guided by federal law.

Question 41

Precedent is the philosophy of law.

Question 42

Case law are decisions that have been set forth in a recognized court of law.

Question 43

Common law originated in the 12th century in England under King Henry II.

Question 44

The United States common law is derived from: The US Constitution, Statutes, Case law, Administrative rules and regulations.

Question 45

The United States has not centralized and decentralized police.

Question 46

Jails in the United States commonly hold prisoners for more than a year.

Question 47

Prisons in the United States commonly hold prisoners for more than a year.

Question 48

Socialist law systems are a large percentage of all systems globally but play a major role in several small countries.

Question 49

The law in China is based on the constitution but is not viewed as the definitive source of law or individual rights.

Question 50

The official sources of law in China are statutory law, judicial interpretations, and treaties.

Question 51

Iran adheres to the Shia'a school, which has as its sources of law the Quran, the Sunna, consensus, and reasoning.

Question 52

How was Cannon law developed?

Question 53

What are the three types of punishment under Sharia?

Question 54

How does stare decisis apply in court cases?