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True/False
1. Under the American system of federalism, Congress has the primary responsibility of
maintaining public order and safety within each state.
a. True
b. False
2. The Unlawful Flight Statute permits federal agencies to assist in locating state fugitives who
may have fled from one state to another.
a. True
b. False
3. Federal enclaves are federally owned and controlled lands.
a. True
b. False
4. The Federal Government owns and controls up to 1/3 of all of the land in the United States in
the form of territories and federal enclaves.
a. True
b. False
5. The federal government has no jurisdiction over offenses involving interstate commerce.
a. True
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b. False
6. As compared to the power of the states to enact criminal laws:
a. the federal government has identical authority.
b. the federal government has no authority.
c. the federal government has more authority.
d. the federal government has less authority.
7. In U.S. v. Lopez, the US Supreme Court held that the federal law controlling guns in public
schools was:
a. a valid exercise of Congressional power to regulate commerce.
b. beyond the power of Congress.
c. a violation of due process.
d. a valid exercise of Congressional power to regulate public schools.
8. Under the American system of ________, states have the primary responsibility of
maintaining public order and safety within each state.
a. federalism
b. dualism
c. constitutionalism
d. commercialism
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9. ______ gives the federal government power to regulate actions by use of criminal laws only if
the actions involve or affect interstate commerce.
a. The Commerce Clause
b. International conventions
c. The federal domain
d. United States treaties
10. Crimes committed in ______ would not be prosecuted in federal court.
a. air approaches to the United States
b. Puerto Rico
c. sea approaches to the United States
d. all of these are part of the federal domain
11. The ______ permits federal agencies to assist in locating state fugitives who may have fled
from one state to another.
a. Unlawful Flight Statute
b. Federal Kidnapping Statute
c. Interstate Transportation of Stolen Motor Vehicles
d. Uttering of US Treasury Checks
12. What term means to surrender an accused criminal under the provisions of a treaty or statute
by one authority to another having jurisdiction?
a. Extradition
b. Jurisdiction
c. Posse comitatus
d. Martial law
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13. Which of the following is not an example of criminal homicide over which the federal
government has jurisdiction?
a. A death that results from a terrorist attack
b. A federal judge is killed
c. An American citizen is killed in Equador
d. An angry husband kills his wife
14. The ______ is the federal act that incorporates the state criminal law of the state surrounding
the federal enclave as the law of the enclave if there is no relevant federal statute.
a. Incorporated Crimes Act
b. Included Crimes Act
c. Assimilative Crimes Act
d. Autonomous Crimes Act
15. Military installations and other federally owned and controlled lands within the boundaries of
a state are called federal _______.
a. islands
b. territories
c. protectorates
d. enclaves
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16. Because the states have the primary responsibility to maintain public order and security in
their state, they have what kind of authority to create criminal law under the police power of each
state?
a. Broad
b. Narrow
c. Ultimate
d. Unlimited
17. People who commit crimes on federal lands can be tried before:
a. the state court.
b. a federal court.
c. tribal court.
d. the Supreme Court.
18. The federal government does not have inherent police power to create criminal law and is
limited to the powers granted to the federal government in the:
a. US Constitution.
b. Great Writ.
c. Declaration of Independence.
d. US Supreme Court Guidelines.
Johnny “too tough” Gangsta kidnaps his 15-year-old neighbor and transports her across four
state lines before he is finally caught and arrested.
19. The decision as to where Johnny is to be charged will be decided upon which legal principle?
a. Jurisdiction
b. If he will be charged with a felony
c. If a tort crime was committed
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d. Due process guidelines
20. Johnny will be charged in a _____ court.
a. federal
b. state
c. civil
d. juvenile
21. The primary factor in deciding which jurisdiction Johnny’s case belongs will be the fact:
a. he transported his kidnap victim across state lines.
b. his kidnap victim was a juvenile.
c. he used a car in the commission of his crime.
d. he violated state criminal laws.
22. The car Johnny “too tough” Gangsta drove was stolen. Once his trial is over for kidnapping,
he could be ___ to face grand theft auto charges.
a. extradited
b. excommunicated
c. expatriated
d. transported
23. Power to create and enforce laws is called:
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a. jurisdiction.
b. mandate.
c. the legislative branch’s prerogative.
d. enforcement.
24. Federally owned and controlled lands are called:
a. state enclaves.
b. federal enclaves.
c. tribal enclaves.
d. Supreme Court enclaves.
25. _____ is the surrender of an accused criminal under the provisions of a treaty or statute by
one authority to another having jurisdiction.
a. Enclave
b. Extradition
c. Jurisdiction
d. Jurisprudence
26. Found in Article I of the US Constitution, the ___ Clause is the basis of a great part of the
authority the federal government has to enact criminal laws.
a. Postal
b. Commerce
c. Due Process
d. Equal Protection
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27. The ______ Clause of the Constitution applies if activity crosses over state boundaries.
a. Postal
b. Commerce
c. Due Process
d. Equal Protection
28. The _____ Clause of the Constitution applies if an activity is solely within a single state.
a. Postal
b. Commerce
c. Piracy
d. None of these choices
29. Activity that occurs solely within a single state would be regulated by:
a. the federal government.
b. the local government only.
c. both the state and federal government.
d. the state government.
30. The ______ government may pass laws only in situations authorized by the Constitution.
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31. Federal ____ are federally owned and controlled lands.
32. The procedure by which a person who has fled to avoid criminal prosecution is brought back
to the jurisdiction is called ___________.
33. Crimes committed in places beyond the ____ of any state may be prosecuted on the federal
level.
34. If an activity (e.g., legal or illegal drug trade) involves more than a single state, Congress has
the power to regulate it by either criminal or civil laws because of the ____ Clause in Article I of
the Constitution.
35. Identify the specific powers granted to the federal government to make criminal laws.
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36. Explain how the Commerce Clause is the basis for the federal government’s authority to
enact some criminal laws. Discuss a Supreme Court case that addressed the federal government’s
powers under the Commerce Clause to make a particular action a federal offense.
37. Discuss the general powers states have to make criminal law and to prosecute those who
violate it.
38. Define and discuss extradition and the circumstances when it becomes necessary.
39. Define “federal enclaves” and explain the effect of the Assimilative Crimes Act on the issue
of jurisdiction.
40. Under international law, more than one country could have jurisdiction over the same crime.
a. True
b. False
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41. The International Criminal Court is the world’s first permanent war crimes court.
a. True
b. False
42. Americans who commit crimes in foreign countries are subject to prosecution before US or
military courts, but not foreign courts.
a. True
b. False
43. What is the name of an agreement between nations on a specific subject, such as piracy at
sea?
a. International Convention
b. International Contract
c. International Coercion
d. International Comitatus
44. Where is the International Criminal Court located?
a. The Hague
b. The United Nations
c. Washington DC
d. Rome
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45. According to the Tokyo Convention Act of 1967, any nation may try persons for _____ even
if no acts are committed within that country’s boundary or territorial waters.
a. terrorism
b. murder
c. treason
d. piracy
46. In 1983, the United States claimed sovereignty over waters extending ______ nautical miles
from the United States and its possessions.
a. 50 nautical miles
b. 100 nautical miles
c. 200 nautical miles
d. 400 nautical miles
47. International criminal law is also known as offenses against the:
a. global order.
b. New World Order.
c. law of nations.
d. the Law of the United Nations.