Criminal Justice.

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A crime is anything ______________

a law maker says is a crime.

that is agreed upon by society.

a judge gives a sentence for.

None of the above.

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Civil law and criminal law are the same thing.

True

False

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The 6th Amendment to the Constitution ensures:

The right to vote.

The right to free speech.

The right to bear arms.

The right to speedy and public trial.

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Burden of Proof holds that:

A person who is charged with a crime is presumed innocent.

A person has the right to bail until a verdict is reached.

All evidence must directly lead to the accusations against the defendant.

The police are responsible to present all evidence.

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The ideal that a jury can find person innocent, even if they are convinved the person committed the crime is called:

Burden of proof

Reasonable doubt.

Favoritism.

Jury nullification.

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Criminal cases usually involve some sort of loss of freedom, whereas civil cases typically involve money.

True

False

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A defendant may choose between a jury trial or trial by a single judge.

True

False

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Andrew Leipold agreed with race-based jury nullification.

True

False

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Professor Paul Butler believed that black jurors should always aquit black offenders in nonviolent crimes, even if they believed the person was guilty.

True

False

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Everyone in society agrees what the definition of punishment is.

True

False

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Classic utilitarianism is founded on the belief that:

The threat of punishment may reduce crime.

Defendants are innocent until proven guilty.

Crime and punishment are not unpleasant.

All of the above.

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If society sees a person punished for a crime and therefore, they are less likely to commit crime themselves, this is called:

Specific deterrence

Utilitarianism

General deterrence

Jury nullification.

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The ideal that if a criminal is punished, he or she is less likely to commit another crime is called:

Individual deterrence

General deterrence

Utilitarianism

Scared straight.

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If a person is sentenced to prison, this falls under which theory of punishment.

Rehabilitation

Deterrence

Eye for an eye

Incapacitation

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The ideal that punishment is justified when it is deserved is called:

Deterrence

Rehabilitation

Retributivism

All of the above

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Retributives believe humans have free will to either commit crime, or not to commit crime.

True

False

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The ideal that punishment is justified as a means of showing that society does not agree with a criminal's behavior is call:

Denunciation

Retributivism

Deterrence

None of the above

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When a judge must sentence an offender to a specific amount of time in prison, this is an example of:

When a judge mustsentence an offender to a specific amount of time in prison, this is an example of:

Indeterminate sentencing

Leniency

Determinate sentencing

Discretionary sentencing.

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Options for sentencing include:

state prison

a fine

probation

All of the above

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Nearly all U.S. states use determinate sentencing.

True

False

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Under common law, judges usually determined the outcome on a case by case basis.

True

False

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Lawmaking shifted from court-based law making to legislative law making:

During the 18th and 19th centuries

In 2020

During the Vietnam war

None of the above

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The American Law Institute is responsible for drafting a penal code.

True

False

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Legislatures have absolute authority to make any laws they wish.

True

False

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Laws must adhere to the state and federal constitutions.

True

False

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Freedom of speech is ensured under what amendment:

The 8th

The 4th

The 2nd

The 1st

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The right to bear arms is ensured under what amendment:

1st Amendment

2nd Amendment

4th Amendment

8th Amendment

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The 8th Amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment.

True

False

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The protection of "life, liberty and property" falls under:

The Due Process Clause

1st Amendment

8th Amendment

None of the above

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Federal judges are often appointed for life.

True

False

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Marijuana being legal in some states while illegal in other states is an example of:

Due process

Separation of Powers

Federalism

All of the above

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A judge does not have to follow legislative mandates, so long as they can explain why.

True

False

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If law is applied differently based on gender, wealth, or seriousness of crime, it violates:

The 1st Amendment

The 14th Amendment

The 8th Amendment

None of the above.

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Legislatures (law makers) are appointed by the President of the U.S.

True

False

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In order for a crime to be a crime, there must be:

A law saying it's a crime

A punishment attached to the crime

Both a & b

None of the above

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A person can be prosecuted for a crime they have not yet committed.

True

False

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Ordinary law-abiding people must be able to understand criminal statutes.

True

False

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If a person were to be found guilty of a crime without a trial or conviction, it's called:

Bill of Attainer

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