In 2010 Arizona passed a state statute which requires persons to carry valid
a. immigration documents
b. driver’s licenses
c. birth certificates
d. proof of residency
Having the accused and the accuser fight one another to decide guilt or innocence is
referred to as
a. trial by ordeal
b. trial by jury
c. trial by battle
d. trial by judgement
In New Jersey an individual who provides an illegal drug to another, and that person
dies as a result of ingesting the drug,
a. cannot be held liable for the death
b. may be held strictly liable for the death
c. will be found guilty of premeditated murder
d. will be charged with a misdemeanor drug offense
In Statev.Baker, the Iowa Supreme Court permitted a defendant in a rape case to offer
evidence that the victim had in the past made false rape claims against others. Since
such evidence is not about past sexual behavior, the court held the rape shield law
a. inapplicable
b. invalid
c. applicable
d. valid
The laws popularly called “three strikes and you”re out”
a. consistently violate the Eighth Amendment
b. have been repealed in all states
c. violate double jeopardy
d. apply only to felony convictions
Corpusdelictimeans the
a. body of the crime
b. scene of the crime
c. essence of the crime
d. victim of the crime
In the case of escape from prison or jail, duress or coercion
a. may never be used as a defense
b. may be a defense only in limited circumstances
c. may be a defense only if they were subjected to cruel and unusual punishment
d. may be a defense only if the defendant is innocent of the charge
Rules of war are customs and practices followed by most nations in wartime and now
the subject of international conventions.
a. True
b. False
Officer Jones stops a car for speeding (55 mph in a 25 mph school zone). The driver of
this vehicle becomes very argumentative and refuses to give the officer his driver’s
license. The police officer tells the driver that if he doesn’t provide his driver’s license
then he will be placed under arrest. The driver refuses to comply with the police
officer’s orders and yells, “take me to jail then!!”
Non-deadly force is permitted when__
a. deadly force won’t work
b. robbing from a homeowner
c. evicting a trespasser
d. using public property, such as a park
Indian tribes are generally dependent upon the federal
a. Bureau of Indian Affairs
b. Indian Lands Commission
c. Native American Bureau
d. Sovereignty Commission
Criminal acts implemented through use of a computer are known as
a. cyber crime
b. identity theft
c. wire fraud
d. video voyeurism
John waits outside the bank for his next victim, in this case an elderly man who had just
cashed his Social Security check. John hits the man with a club, and the man crumbles
in a pile onto the ground. John quickly goes through his pockets and takes the money
from the old man’s pocket. Later, the man identifies John in a police line-up as his
assailant.
John’s defense attorney argues in court that his client should only be charged with a
strong-arm robbery since
a. the victim is elderly
b. the victim was injured
c. deadly force was not used
d. no weapon was displayed
Under which of the following circumstances do states permit the insanity defense with
voluntary intoxication or drug use?
a. when it has created a ‘settled” psychotic mental state
b. states always permit the insanity defense with voluntary alcohol use but not with
drug use
c. states always permit the insanity defense with voluntary drug use but not with alcohol
use
d. states never permit the insanity defense with voluntary intoxication or drug use
When a forged check is presented for payment, the felony offense of theft by deception
is committed.
a. True
b. False
Mickey joins a guerilla band fighting the governemnt in some far away country. While
in leading a squad of insurgents, he orders the death of every inhabitant of a small
hamlet reportedly friendly to the government. Mickey is eventually captured and
extradited to the Hague to face trial.
Which of the following would NOT be one of the classes of crimes which Mickey may
be charged with?
a. government crimes
b. crimes against peace
c. crimes against humanity
d. traditional war crimes
It is a federal crime to use marriage as a means of evading the immigration laws of the
United States.
a. True
b. False
Margaret is at a friends house, toasting their graduation from high school. Margaret is
getting tipsy and tired and decides to go home. Margaret’s friend protests, and asks her
to stay the night, but Margaret is adamant and leaves. Margaret weaves into the
oncoming lane, forcing the car in the opposite lane to rn into the ditch. The police stop
Margaret after witnessing the incident.
Margaret stops the tests midway through and refuses to cooperate. Because of laws, she
immediately loses her license.
a. ‘snockered and lockered”
b. “you drink, you lose”
c. “drink it and lost it”
d. “booze it and lose it”
The Model Penal Code would provide a defense to a conspiracy charge where a
conspirator “thwarted the success of the conspiracy, under circumstances manifesting a
complete and voluntary renunciation of his criminal purpose.”
a. True
b. False
Unlawful restraint or detention of a person is called
a. false imprisonment
b. child abduction
c. kidnapping
d. hostage taking
Four criminals engage in a drug dealing enterprise, where all four are actively dealing
drugs together. When they are arrested the police find a fully-automatic Tech-9 weapon.
The other three criminals stated they had no idea the fourth criminal had a weapon. All
four were charged in Federal Court.
Under what rule can the other three criminals be charged with the fully-automatic
Tech-9 weapon?
a. Rosa rule
b. Sparky rule
c. Gun auto rule
d. Pinkerton rule
The castle doctrine states that people who have been assaulted in their homes by a
trespasser have no duty to retreat or flee but may stand their ground and use such force
as is necessary and
a. reasonable to defend themselves
b. required to defend themselves
c. sensible to defend themselves
d. fair to defend themselves
Loud, obnoxious or otherwise offensive conduct in a public place is called
a. political speech
b. disorderly conduct
c. fighting words
d. advertising
Voluntary intoxication or drug use is almost never the basis for the successful assertion
of the insanity defense.
a. True
b. False
A defense to criminal prosecution based on the statute that sets the maximum the
government has to prosecute a violation of a criminal law is called the .
a. statute of limitations
b. statute of expirations
c. statute of elimination
d. statute of finiteness
A remedial form of contempt order used to force people to do what they are lawfully
required to do is called
a. criminal contempt
b. civil contempt
c. circumstantial contempt
d. common contempt
Rocky doesn’t like the current political situation and decides to act on those feelings by
asking some like-minded friends over to his apartment. There the groups discusses
various topics, such as how best to overthrow the government. They make a to-do list
and start out the door, where the FBI arrests them.
Rocky and the group had no interest in replacing the government with one of their own
if they were successful, making them
a. anarchists
b. agnostics
c. advocates
d. agents
A defense to criminal prosecution on the grounds that the defendant was forced to
commit the criminal act is called
a. duress
b. coercion
c. compulsion
d. necessity
Habitual offender or recidivist statutes that provide for a life sentence after multiple
felony convictions are
a. unconstitutional
b. routinely found to be cruel and unusual punishment
c. allowed on the federal level but not on the state level
d. subject to a proportionality test, i.e., the sentence fits the crime
The name given to the test used to determine whether a sentence constitutes cruel and
unusual punishment is
a. balancing
b. scales of justice
c. proportionality
d. moderation
A lost child could also be any of the following except a
a. throwaway
b. stowaway
c. runway
d. victim of an abduction
Which of the following may qualify as delivery of an illegal drug?
a. all of these may qualify as delivery of an illegal drug
b. possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver
c. possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell
d. possession of a controlled substance with intent to transfer