LEG 320 Week 1 Quiz – Strayer NEW
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CHAPTER 1
CRIMINAL LAW: PURPOSES, SCOPE, AND SOURCES
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. An example of
private law is
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a.
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criminal law
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b.
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criminal procedure
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c.
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divorce
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d.
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Constitutional law
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2. The law of
criminal procedure deals with
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a.
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the law followed in the investigation and processing of a crime
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b.
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the definition of
crimes
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c.
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contractual issues
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d.
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torts
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3. The substantive
criminal law
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a.
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defines the standards of conduct for protection of the community
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b.
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is an important
branch of private law
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c.
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is no longer
followed in the U.S.
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d.
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defines the steps
followed in processing a criminal case
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4. A person might
commit a crime for any of the following reasons except?
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a.
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fear of arrest and
punishment
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b.
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insufficient moral or ethical restraints
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c.
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peer pressure
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d.
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opportunity
combined with capacity and skill
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5. A tort is
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a.
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a public wrong
against society
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b.
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a civil wrong done to a person or her property
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c.
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a crime
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d.
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always a moral
wrong
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6. If a person
intentionally damages a building owned by another person, this action
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a.
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is a crime, but not
a tort
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b.
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is a tort, but not
a crime
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c.
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is neither a tort
nor a crime
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d.
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is both a tort and a crime
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7. The Latin maxim nulla
poena sine lege means
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a.
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no law without
punishment
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b.
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no punishment
without a moral wrong
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c.
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no punishment without law
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d.
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no law without
morality
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8. Which of the
following is not one of the four generally recognized goals of the
criminal justice system?
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a.
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discourage people
from committing crimes
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b.
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protect society form dangerous people
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c.
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punish people have
committed crimes
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d.
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help victims harmed
by crime
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9. To be enforceable,
state criminal laws must be consistent with
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a.
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civil law
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b.
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substantive law
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c.
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procedural law
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d.
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the U.S. and State Constitutions
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10. An ex post facto law
is basically a
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a.
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legislative
infliction of criminal punishment without a trial
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b.
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retroactive criminal statute
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c.
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limitation on
freedom of speech
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d.
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federal criminal
statute
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11. A bill of attainder
is
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a.
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also known as an ex
post facto law
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b.
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a legislative act that inflicts punishment without a trial
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c.
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a retroactive
criminal statute
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d.
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a type of
international law
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12. The due process
clause is found in the _____ Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
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a.
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First
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b.
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Fourth
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c.
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Eighth
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d.
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Fourteenth
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13. What is the name of
the inherent power of every state and local government, subject to
constitutional limits, to enact criminal laws?
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a.
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police power
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b.
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constitutional
authority
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c.
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bill of attainder
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d.
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constitutional
power
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14. Which branch of the
government enacts criminal laws?
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a.
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the legislative
branch
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b.
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the judicial branch
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c.
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the executive branch
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d.
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the state branch
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15. A statute making
heroin addiction, by itself, a crime would most likely
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a.
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be upheld by the
U.S. Supreme Court
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b.
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be found unconstitutional
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c.
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violate the
overbreadth doctrine
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d.
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conflict with
present day drug statutes
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16. A statute which
punishes a status, or condition of disease, violates the
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a.
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First Amendment
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b.
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Fourth Amendment
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c.
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Sixth Amendment
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d.
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Eighth Amendment
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17. The equal
protection clause is found in the
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a.
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First Amendment
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b.
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Fourth Amendment
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c.
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Eighth Amendment
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d.
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Fourteenth Amendment
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18. The equal
protection clause applies
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a.
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to criminal laws
only
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b.
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to civil laws only
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c.
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to both criminal and civil laws
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d.
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to federal laws,
not state laws
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19. Status crimes are
criminal laws that punish a status, such as drug addiction, with no act
requirement. The issue of status laws began when California passed a law making
addiction to what drug a crime?
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a.
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heroin
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b.
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marijuana
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c.
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cocaine
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