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The Rule of Law
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1
A tort is
A)
a violation of the penal code
B)
a violation of the civil law
C)
punishable by imprisonment
D)
all of the above
2
The body of law that defines criminal offenses and their penalties is known as
A)
torts
B)
substantive law
C)
procedural law
D)
adjective law
3
Procedural laws are concerned with
A)
violations of regulations of governmental bodies
B)
disputes between two or more individuals
C)
the rights of people charged with crimes
D)
the penal code
4
Which of the following is
not
an ideal characteristic of "good" criminal laws?
A)
politicality
B)
specificity
C)
regularity
D)
tangibility
5
If a criminal law is said to have uniformity, then ideally
A)
it should be administered without regard for the social status of the accused
B)
it is a violation of rules made by the state
C)
it provides strict definitions of specific acts
D)
is applicable to all persons, regardless of social status
6
The basis for common law in England was
A)
decisions made by judges to settle disputes that were used as precedents for settling other disputes
B)
customs established by Anglo-Saxon feudal lords
C)
Roman law
D)
disputes settled with violence between families
7
Generally, a crime must be prosecuted in
A)
the jurisdiction where the law governing the action was enacted
B)
the jurisdiction where the offender lives
C)
the jurisdiction where the victim lives
D)
the jurisdiction where the crime was committed
8
The principle of using precedents to guide future decisions on court cases is called
A)
parens patriae
B)
in loco parentis
C)
stare decisis
D)
in pro persona
9
Most of the procedural, or due-process rights, given to criminal suspects in the United States are found in the
A)
common law
B)
Bill of Rights
C)
Declaration of Independence
D)
Federal Record
10
The incorporation of the 14th Amendment made the Bill of Rights applicable to the states in
A)
1868
B)
1940
C)
1968
D)
the Supreme Court has never held that the 14th Amendment was intended to apply the Bill of Rights to the states
11
The Fourth Amendment guarantees the right to
A)
freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
B)
grand jury indictment in felony cases
C)
counsel
D)
all of the above
12
The Fifth Amendment guarantees the right to
A)
grand jury indictment in felony cases
B)
protection against double jeopardy
C)
protection against self-incrimination
D)
all of the above
13
The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to
A)
counsel
B)
freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
C)
freedom from cruel and unusual punishment
D)
all of the above
14
The Eighth Amendment guarantees the right to
A)
a speedy and public trial
B)
no excessive bail and fines
C)
an impartial jury
D)
all of the above
15
The exclusionary rule means that
A)
unreliable witnesses may be excluded from a courtroom
B)
the 14th Amendment has not been incorporated
C)
illegally seized evidence must be excluded from trials in federal courts
D)
suspects may waive their rights
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