Question 1

The ____ - the "guilty act" - must be a measurable act, including planning and conspiring.

Accepted Answer

A)   mens rea
B)   corpus delicti
C)   mala in se
D)   scienter
E)   actus reusF) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

The ____ Amendment guarantees the right to keep and bear arms.

Accepted Answer

A)   First
B)   Second
C)   Fifth
D)   Sixth
E)   EighthF) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 3

The word that describes the right to direct and command is

Accepted Answer

A)   authority.
B)   power.
C)   social law.
D)   all of the preceding
E)   none of the precedingF) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 4

The ____________________ Amendment protects Americans' right to assemble peaceably for any political, religious or social activity.

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Question 5

The Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment does not protect all forms of expression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A mala in se crime is

Accepted Answer

A)   bad because it is forbidden.
B)   so offensive it is obviously criminal.
C)   one that violates a specific regulatory statute.
D)   both a and c
E)   none of the precedingF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

Statutory law may be

Accepted Answer

A)   passed at the federal level.
B)   civil.
C)   criminal.
D)   passed at the state level.
E)   all of the precedingF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

The basic instrument of the government and the supreme law of the United States is the

Accepted Answer

A)   Declaration of Independence.
B)   Constitution.
C)   Magna Carta.
D)   Freedom of Information Act.
E)   American Creed.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 9

Police power is restricted by the U.S. Constitution, the Fourteenth Amendment, and the courts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Sixth Amendment establishes

Accepted Answer

A)   due process requirements.
B)   freedom of speech.
C)   criminal trial requirements.
D)   all of the preceding
E)   none of the precedingF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

The ____________________ branch of government makes the laws; the ____________________ branch, of which law enforcement is a part, enforces the laws; and the ____________________ branch determines when laws have been violated.

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Question 12

Case law refers to

Accepted Answer

A)   judicial precedents.
B)   moral law.
C)   religious law.
D)   customary law.
E)   any of the precedingF) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Consensus theory holds that individuals within a society agree on basic values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The fundamental document describing the liberties of the people and forbidding the government to violate these rights is known as the

Accepted Answer

A)   Declaration of Independence.
B)   Bill of Rights.
C)   collective state statute.
D)   petitionary order.
E)   Congressional Constitution.F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 15

The Exclusionary Rule is most closely associated with the ____________________ Amendment.

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Question 16

Discuss the basic differences between a crime and a tort.

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Question 17

Conflict theory contends that certain behaviors are criminalized to keep the dominant class in power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Fifth Amendment guarantees due process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The ____________________ asserts that all citizens are created equal and are entitled to the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

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Declaratio...

Question 20

The duty of a grand jury is to

Accepted Answer

A)   see that the punishment fits the crime.
B)   sentence a defendant.
C)   assure that there is probable cause to believe a person is guilty of a crime.
D)   all of the preceding
E)   none of the precedingF) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

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The basic instrument of the government and the supreme law of the United States is the

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The Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment does not protect all forms of expression.

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The ____ - the "guilty act" - must be a measurable act, including planning and conspiring.

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The Exclusionary Rule is most closely associated with the ____________________ Amendment.

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The ____________________ branch of government makes the laws; the ____________________ branch, of which law enforcement is a part, enforces the laws; and the ____________________ branch determines when laws have been violated.

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The Fifth Amendment guarantees due process.

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