Sunday, October 21, 2012
Question 1
0 out of 1 points
One of the oldest and most universal systems of law dates back to the ancient
Phoenicians.
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Egyptian
Question 2
0 out of 1 points
Since inception, the American legal system has consisted of a system in which a strong
central government provides a national infrastructure simultaneous to state governance of a judicial entity.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
False
Question 3
0 out of 1 points
Which Amendment is commonly referred to as the Freedom of Speech and Religion?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Second
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
The Magna Carta provided that there would may be a criminal trial based on an
unsubstantiated accusation.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 5
0 out of 1 points
The emergence of this legal system was secular, based entirely on mythology, and
spread throughout Western Europe as the population fled the invading Asiatic tribes.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Chinese
Question 6
0 out of 1 points
The vast majority of evidence law has been founded upon _______law principles.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Civil law
Question 7
0 out of 1 points
Which legal system proved to be the most pervasive and foundational of all of the legal
systems identified by Wigmore?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Mesopotamian
Question 8
0 out of 1 points
Evidence may be defined as the demonstration of truth or untruth regarding allegations
made within a court of law.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is known as the oldest legal code in the world?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Code of Hammurabi
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
The Uniform Rules of Evidence were created by the National Conference on
Commissioners on Uniform State Law due to the arbitrary and capricious nature of
bordering states.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 11
0 out of 1 points
The introduction of evidence within the United States is haphazard manner at best.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
The U.S. Constitution represents the oldest, codified national constitution in the
contemporary world.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 13
0 out of 1 points
Civil law is a legal system derived from
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Papal Law
Question 14
0 out of 1 points
Material evidence may be defined as any material evidence having probative value
regarding something at issue, with probity defined as that evidence which has an impact
on the jury.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 15
0 out of 1 points
Crimes, with behaviors which are not naturally immoral but whose wrongness lays in
their legal prohibition are called
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Civil Law
Question 16
0 out of 1 points
Precedents established in one state are not binding even on bordering states.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 17
0 out of 1 points
Law that defines the parameters of social behaviors is known as
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Procedural law
Question 18
0 out of 1 points
The Twelve Tables were introduced as a means of satisfying both the patrician and
plebian classes.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
False
Question 19
0 out of 1 points
Which legal system, identified by Wigmore, is best known for its development of a
complex network of commercial custom and law?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Hindu
Question 20
0 out of 1 points
The doctrine of precedent, stare decisis is Latin for to stand by that which is decided.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
False
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Judges are selected in which of the following ways?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
All of the above
Question 2
0 out of 1 points
Plea-bargaining can happen at any stage of the court process and judges are bound by
law or procedure to accept any particular plea.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
There 324 bankruptcy judges in the United States, each of whom has been appointed
by the Court of Appeals for ___ year terms per order of the Bankruptcy Amendments
and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
14
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
The state court system is also solely responsible for the hearing of bankruptcy cases.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
False
Question 5
0 out of 1 points
The signing of the United States Constitution signaled a new beginning to the colonies
in a variety of ways. It did all but one of the following:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Empowered Congress to develop a judiciary
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
The requirements for successful claims of self-defense include:
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
All of the above
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
The American system of criminal justice is based on the concept of advocacy,
adversary, and justice.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 8
0 out of 1 points
State prosecutors are largely elected officials and known as which of the following?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
District Attorney
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Jury instructions, provided by the judge, include which of the following?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the above
Question 10
0 out of 1 points
Pretrial proceedings consist of all but one of the following
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Complaint
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
Indigent defendants can be represented by either a public defender or state’’s
attorney.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following contain all manner of evidence within the case-in-chief?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
All of the above
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
According to standards adopted by the American Bar Association, a prosecutor should
be characterized solely as that of an advocate for the government.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
False
Question 14
0 out of 1 points
The federal rules of evidence, and some states, does not allow judges to
independently call and question witnesses.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 15
0 out of 1 points
The Judiciary Act of 1789 established a Supreme Court with nine justices.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 16
1 out of 1 points
A plea of nolo contendere means that the defendant neither admits nor disputes the
charge levied against him/her.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 17
1 out of 1 points
The Federal Rules of Evidence and the Supreme Court require that prosecuting
attorneys share evidence to be presented when requested by the defense.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 18
1 out of 1 points
The Judiciary Act of 1789 was an attempt to establish a strong
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Federal court system
Question 19
0 out of 1 points
Capital cases often have a secondary process or sentencing phase. All but one of the
following factors may be presented to the jury
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
None of the above
Question 20
1 out of 1 points
All federal judges are appointed for life.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
The requirements for successful claims of self-defense include:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
All of the above
Question 2
0 out of 1 points
The signing of the United States Constitution signaled a new beginning to the colonies
in a variety of ways. It did all but one of the following:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Provided for the election of public officials
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Indigent defendants can be represented by either a public defender or state’’s
attorney.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
False
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
In using the insanity plea, the defendant has to provide the burden of proof. Which of
the following is not used to establish this proof?
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Jones Test
Question 5
0 out of 1 points
The American system of criminal justice is not accusatorial and has become an
inquisitorial system.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Plea-bargaining can happen at any stage of the court process and judges are bound by
law or procedure to accept any particular plea.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
The American system of criminal justice is based on the concept of advocacy,
adversary, and justice.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A plea of nolo contendere means that the defendant neither admits nor disputes the
charge levied against him/her.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Capital cases often have a secondary process or sentencing phase. All but one of the
following factors may be presented to the jury
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the above
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
The state court system is also solely responsible for the hearing of bankruptcy cases.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
Each and every felony defendant is entitled to an attorney as provided by case law
and the which Amendment to the Constitution?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Sixth
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
Jury instructions, provided by the judge, include which of the following?
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
All of the above
Question 13
0 out of 1 points
The framers of the United States Constitution specifically precluded an autocratic
system in which a federal government exercised complete control over the constituents of the nation.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
False
Question 14
1 out of 1 points
The federal rules of evidence, and some states, does not allow judges to
independently call and question witnesses.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
According to standards adopted by the American Bar Association, a prosecutor should
be characterized solely as that of an advocate for the government.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 16
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is not a type of state court?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Bankruptcy Courts
Question 17
1 out of 1 points
The Federal Rules of Evidence and the Supreme Court require that prosecuting
attorneys share evidence to be presented when requested by the defense.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 18
1 out of 1 points
There 324 bankruptcy judges in the United States, each of whom has been appointed
by the Court of Appeals for ___ year terms per order of the Bankruptcy Amendments
and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984.
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
14
Question 19
1 out of 1 points
There are how many federal regional circuit courts?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
13
Question 20
1 out of 1 points
Judges are selected in which of the following ways?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the above
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A plea of nolo contendere means that the defendant neither admits nor disputes the
charge levied against him/her.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
In using the insanity plea, the defendant has to provide the burden of proof. Which of
the following is not used to establish this proof?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Jones Test
Question 3
0 out of 1 points
The requirements for successful claims of self-defense include:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Is necessary to repel
Question 4
0 out of 1 points
The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction only in cases involving suits between
states, suits involving a foreign citizen, and suits between the United States government
and a state.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
The federal rules of evidence, and some states, does not allow judges to
independently call and question witnesses.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 6
0 out of 1 points
The signing of the United States Constitution signaled a new beginning to the colonies
in a variety of ways. It did all but one of the following:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Provided for the election of public officials
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Jury instructions, provided by the judge, include which of the following?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the above
Question 8
0 out of 1 points
The Federal Rules of Evidence and the Supreme Court require that prosecuting
attorneys share evidence to be presented when requested by the defense.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 9
0 out of 1 points
Pretrial proceedings consist of all but one of the following
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Arraignment
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is not a type of state court?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Bankruptcy Courts
Question 11
0 out of 1 points
There are how many federal regional circuit courts?
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
11
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
Capital cases often have a secondary process or sentencing phase. All but one of the
following factors may be presented to the jury
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the above
Question 13
0 out of 1 points
The primary role of criminal defense attorneys is to effectively and conscientiously
serves as both counselor and advocate to the accused.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 14
0 out of 1 points
The framers of the United States Constitution specifically precluded an autocratic
system in which a federal government exercised complete control over the constituents of the nation.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
Judges are selected in which of the following ways?
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
All of the above
Question 16
0 out of 1 points
Indigent defendants can be represented by either a public defender or state’’s
attorney.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 17
0 out of 1 points
The contemporary system of justice in the United States is bifurcated into a twotiered
entity consisting of trial and appellate courts.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 18
1 out of 1 points
Each and every felony defendant is entitled to an attorney as provided by case law
and the which Amendment to the Constitution?
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Sixth
Question 19
1 out of 1 points
There 324 bankruptcy judges in the United States, each of whom has been appointed
by the Court of Appeals for ___ year terms per order of the Bankruptcy Amendments
and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
14
Question 20
1 out of 1 points
The state court system is also solely responsible for the hearing of bankruptcy cases.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
False
Question 1
0 out of 1 points
The framers of the United States Constitution specifically precluded an autocratic
system in which a federal government exercised complete control over the constituents of the nation.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The American system of criminal justice is based on the concept of advocacy,
adversary, and justice.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Many death row inmates have argued that the imposition of capital punishment
represents cruel and unusual punishment and violates which Amendment?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Eighth
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
The primary role of criminal defense attorneys is to effectively and conscientiously
serves as both counselor and advocate to the accused.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is not a strategy for impeachment of a witness?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Disclosure that the witness is not being rewarded for testimony
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Which Amendment to the Constitution provides that all criminal defendants in the
United States shall have the right to a ……speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Sixth
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Judges are selected in which of the following ways?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the above
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
The Federal Rules of Evidence and the Supreme Court require that prosecuting
attorneys share evidence to be presented when requested by the defense.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
A plea of nolo contendere means that the defendant neither admits nor disputes the
charge levied against him/her.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
The American system of criminal justice is not accusatorial and has become an
inquisitorial system.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is not a type of state court?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Bankruptcy Courts
Question 12
0 out of 1 points
According to standards adopted by the American Bar Association, a prosecutor should
be characterized solely as that of an advocate for the government.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 13
0 out of 1 points
Plea-bargaining can happen at any stage of the court process and judges are bound by
law or procedure to accept any particular plea.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 14
1 out of 1 points
All federal judges are appointed for life.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
The contemporary system of justice in the United States is bifurcated into a twotiered
entity consisting of trial and appellate courts.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 16
0 out of 1 points
The Judiciary Act of 1789 established a Supreme Court with nine justices.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 17
1 out of 1 points
The Judiciary Act of 1789 was an attempt to establish a strong
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Federal court system
Question 18
1 out of 1 points
Trials were first introduced in a western court immediately following the Norman
Conquest of 1066 at which time William the Conqueror brought several forms of trial.
These included all but one of the following
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Trial by Right
Question 19
1 out of 1 points
In using the insanity plea, the defendant has to provide the burden of proof. Which of
the following is not used to establish this proof?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Jones Test
Question 20
1 out of 1 points
To be placed on the Supreme Court docket, a case must receive at least how many
affirmative votes?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
4
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Not all federal state and domestic wiretaps now require a court order predicated on
probable cause.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 2
0 out of 1 points
In 1994, Congress enacted the controversial Communications Assistance for Law
Enforcement Act.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
False
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Police may obtain a no-knock warrant if demonstration is made of the potentiality
of circumvention of justice or threat to human life exists.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 4
0 out of 1 points
Which Court case noted that "A search warrant could be served at any time of the day
or night so long as the issuing officer was ““satisfied that there is probable cause to
believe that the grounds for the application exist . . . ."
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
No Knock
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
What is the highest legal standard which demonstrates a finding of guilt or proof by
tiers of fact in a criminal proceeding?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Beyond a reasonable doubt
Question 6
0 out of 1 points
The expectation of or right to privacy is a value embraced by Americans from young to
old.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 7
0 out of 1 points
The case of Carroll v. United States is illustrative of the strict interpretation of the 4th
Amendment.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 8
0 out of 1 points
Which type of search warrants is extremely unique in that they are issued prior to the
arrival of the evidence in a particular location?
Answer
Selected Answer: [None Given]
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Probable cause is established through the evaluation of how many sets of facts?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Two
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Search warrants can only be issued by a ___________upon a showing of probable
cause.
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Judge or magistrate
Question 11
0 out of 1 points
Probable cause may be defined as that standard or amount of evidence necessary to
affect the arrest of an individual or that induces the belief in the minds of a reasonable
officer that the accused probably committed a crime.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
The term beyond a reasonable doubt refers to a legal standard by which a
determination of guilt is established by the tier of fact.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
The passage of the ___________ in 1215 signaled the beginning of an evolutionary
process, the product of which was the due process of law.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Magna Carta
Question 14
0 out of 1 points
The Supreme Court has consistently evaluated standards of probable cause. The
initial standard was the
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
None of the above
Question 15
0 out of 1 points
Which type of search warrant may be issued if demonstration is made of the
potentiality of circumvention of justice or threat to human life exists?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Nighttime
Question 16
0 out of 1 points
Which Amendment prohibits the nonconsensual peacetime quartering of soldiers?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Fourteenth Amendment
Question 17
1 out of 1 points
Reasonable suspicion is the highest of all legal standards of evidence.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 18
1 out of 1 points
An unalienable right to privacy is not specifically articulated in the Constitution, and
case law reveals that the Court has not generalized a constitutional right to privacy,
noting that other provisions of the Constitution protect privacy from other forms of
governmental invasion.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 19
0 out of 1 points
The standard or amount of evidence necessary to affect the arrest of an individual or
that induces the belief in the minds of a reasonable officer that the accused probably
committed a crime is known as
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Reasonable Suspicion
Question 20
0 out of 1 points
Which type of search warrant is issued in a variety of situations in which law
enforcement officers gain surreptitious entry into premises or areas where a reasonable
expectation of privacy exists, including, but not limited to, residences, offices, and the
like.
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
No Knock
Question 1
0 out of 1 points
The Supreme Court has declared the practice of field interrogation as unconstitutional.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
In 1994, Congress enacted the controversial Communications Assistance for Law
Enforcement Act.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Search warrants can only be issued by a ___________upon a showing of probable
cause.
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Judge or magistrate
Question 4
0 out of 1 points
Which type of search warrants is extremely unique in that they are issued prior to the
arrival of the evidence in a particular location?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Sneak and Peek
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Which Amendment prohibits the nonconsensual peacetime quartering of soldiers?
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Third Amendment
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
The case of Carroll v. United States is illustrative of the strict interpretation of the 4th
Amendment.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
An unalienable right to privacy is not specifically articulated in the Constitution, and
case law reveals that the Court has not generalized a constitutional right to privacy,
noting that other provisions of the Constitution protect privacy from other forms of
governmental invasion.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
For American citizens, the protection from unlawful detainment, inquiry, and search
resides firmly within the.
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Fourth Amendment
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Which Court case noted that "the particularity requirement's purpose is not limited to
preventing general searches; it also assures the individual whose property is searched
and seized of the executing officer's legal authority, his need to search, and the limits of
his power to do so?"
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Groh v. Ramirez
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
The term beyond a reasonable doubt refers to a legal standard by which a
determination of guilt is established by the tier of fact.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
Probable cause is established through the evaluation of how many sets of facts?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Two
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
The standard or amount of evidence necessary to affect the arrest of an individual or
that induces the belief in the minds of a reasonable officer that the accused probably
committed a crime is known as
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Probable Cause
Question 13
0 out of 1 points
Which Court case noted that "A search warrant could be served at any time of the day
or night so long as the issuing officer was ““satisfied that there is probable cause to
believe that the grounds for the application exist . . . ."
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Sneak and Peek
Question 14
1 out of 1 points
For American citizens, the protection from unlawful detainment, inquiry, and search
resides firmly within the First Amendment.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
False
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
Which Amendment imposing limitation upon governmental abridgment of freedom to
associate and privacy in ones association?
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
First Amendment
Question 16
1 out of 1 points
Which type of search warrant may be issued if demonstration is made of the
potentiality of circumvention of justice or threat to human life exists?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
No Knock
Question 17
1 out of 1 points
All warrants are required to identify with specificity and particularity the place to be
searched, the items to be seized, and the criminal behavior in question.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 18
0 out of 1 points
Anticipatory search warrants are issued in a variety of situations in which law
enforcement officers gain surreptitious entry into premises or areas where a reasonable
expectation of privacy exists, including, but not limited to, residences, offices, and the
like.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 19
1 out of 1 points
Probable cause is situated between reasonable suspicion and beyond a reasonable
doubt.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 20
1 out of 1 points
Which Amendment specifically provides that "no Warrants shall issue, but upon
probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to
be searched, and persons or things to be seized?"
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Fourth Amendment
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A variety of exceptions to the exclusionary rule have been enacted since its inception.
The first of these was actually considered in Wong Sun and was a direct result of the
poisonous fruit doctrine.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The good faith exception argues that:
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
All of the above
Question 3
0 out of 1 points
This court case explicitly provided for a reasonable expectation of privacy for
overnight guests.
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Murray v. U.S.
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
The Fourth Amendment's right of privacy has been declared enforceable against the
States through the Due Process Clause of what Amendment?
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Fourteenth Amendment
Question 5
0 out of 1 points
Like the "good faith" exception to the exclusionary rule, the Court has found that
information or evidence, which is collected independently of the illegal police action, is
not admissible.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 6
0 out of 1 points
The good faith exception was established in which of the following Court cases?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Brown v. Mississippi
Question 7
0 out of 1 points
The exclusionary rule is one of the most controversial legal issues in criminal justice.
Unlike other such rules, it is not grounded in the United States Constitution, but is
simply a judicial remedy for violations involving what Amendment?
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Sixth Amendment
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
In United States v. Pervaz, the court evaluated the admissibility of information
gathered by a cellular telephone company after being alerted by authorities that they were
being victimized.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The exclusionary rule also applies to civil cases.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
False
Question 10
0 out of 1 points
What doctrine allowed state authorities to serve up illegally obtained evidence to
federal agents?
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Golden Platter Doctrine
Question 11
0 out of 1 points
Evidence seized in an unlawful manner may also be admissible if the defendant lacks
the legal standing to move to suppress it.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
In Rochin v. California, the Court considered whether evidence of narcotics, which
had been obtained through the involuntary stomach pumping of the defendant, should be
admissible.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
The ideology, known as the open fields doctrine, was first enunciated in the case of
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Hester v. U.S
Question 14
0 out of 1 points
In which 1914 case did the Supreme Court create a law that excluded any evidence
which had been collected in violation of statute or procedure?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Fahy v. Connecticut
Question 15
0 out of 1 points
In the 1914 case of Weeks v. U.S., the Supreme Court created a law, which excluded
any evidence, which had been collected in violation of statute or procedure.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 16
1 out of 1 points
The attenuation or purged taint exception evaluates whether the causal connection
between the illegal action and the seizure of evidence is sufficiently attenuated.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 17
0 out of 1 points
The silver platter doctrine allows state authorities to serve up illegally obtained
evidence to federal agents.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 18
0 out of 1 points
The Court has consistently ruled that information or evidence gathered by the police
who are acting in good faith on a warrant later found to be defective may not be
introduced at trial.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 19
1 out of 1 points
The distinction between curtilage and open fields is not necessarily an easy one. The
courts have delineated which of the following factors which may be considered:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the above
Question 20
0 out of 1 points
Which of the following court case considered whether evidence of narcotics which
had been obtained through the involuntary stomach pumping of the defendant should
be admissible?
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Brown v. Mississippi
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
The good faith exception argues that:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the above
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Application of the exclusionary rule by the states was mandated in by what Court case?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Mapp v. Ohio
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
The exclusionary rule suppresses evidence, which is collected through an illegal
police action. It is designed to deter future police misconduct. However, there are some
instances in which the Court has allowed the introduction of such evidence. This includes which of the following?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
All of the Above
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following court case considered whether evidence of narcotics which
had been obtained through the involuntary stomach pumping of the defendant should
be admissible?
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Rochin v. California
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Like the "good faith" exception to the exclusionary rule, the Court has found that
information or evidence, which is collected independently of the illegal police action, is
not admissible.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 6
0 out of 1 points
The Supreme Court applied the Fourth Amendment to the states via the due process
clause of the Fourteenth Amendment in the 1949 case of Wolf v. Colorado; it required the implementation of the exclusionary rule.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
The Supreme Court created a legal principle in which the introduction of criminal
evidence collected or analyzed in violation of the Constitution is forbidden. This
principle is known as
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Exclusionary Rule
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
What doctrine allowed state authorities to serve up illegally obtained evidence to
federal agents?
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Silver Platter Doctrine
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Evidence seized in an unlawful manner may also be admissible if the defendant lacks
the legal standing to move to suppress it.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
The good faith exception argues that the exclusionary rule was designed to deter
police misconduct rather than to punish the errors of judges and magistrates.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
The attenuation or purged taint exception evaluates whether the causal connection
between the illegal action and the seizure of evidence is sufficiently attenuated.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
The Court has consistently ruled that information or evidence gathered by the police
who are acting in good faith on a warrant later found to be defective may not be
introduced at trial.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
The three-prong test for evaluation of attenuation was established in Brown v. Illinois.
Factors considered include which of the following?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
All of the above
Question 14
1 out of 1 points
The silver platter doctrine allows state authorities to serve up illegally obtained
evidence to federal agents.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
The exclusionary rule also applies to civil cases.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
False
Question 16
1 out of 1 points
In Rochin v. California, the Court considered whether evidence of narcotics, which
had been obtained through the involuntary stomach pumping of the defendant, should be
admissible.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 17
1 out of 1 points
In United States v. Pervaz, the court evaluated the admissibility of information
gathered by a cellular telephone company after being alerted by authorities that they were
being victimized.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 18
1 out of 1 points
The good faith exception was established in which of the following Court cases?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
U.S. v. Leon
Question 19
0 out of 1 points
The exclusionary rule is a legal principle in which the introduction of criminal
evidence collected or analyzed in violation of the Constitution is permitted.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 20
1 out of 1 points
In the 1914 case of Weeks v. U.S., the Supreme Court created a law, which excluded
any evidence, which had been collected in violation of statute or procedure.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 1
0 out of 1 points
Consent, which is validly obtained, negates the requirement of a warrant or probable
cause.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Automobile inventories are only permissible if:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the Above
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
What Amendment does not require that a lawfully seized defendant be advised that he
is "free to go" before his consent to search will be recognized as voluntary.
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Fourth Amendment
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Once given, consent searches are not limited to the duration of the original assent.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
The Court has indicated that privacy; liberty, property, dignity, and security must be
carefully considered in the application of the Fourth Amendment.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
One area of searches incident to arrest that has been consistently scrutinized by the
Court is that of automobiles.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 7
0 out of 1 points
Which area of searches incident to arrest, which has been consistently scrutinized by
the Court, is that of?
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Hotel rooms
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
In which of the following situations are warrants not required?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
All of the Above
Question 9
0 out of 1 points
Which Court case held that protective searches are limited in scope to those areas,
places, and objects, which may reasonably conceal items dangerous to the police?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Arizona v. Hicks
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Fourth Amendment jurisprudence is primarily concentrated in which of the following
areas?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the Above
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
In Minnesota v. Dickerson, for example, the Court held that protective searches are
not limited in scope to those areas, places, and objects, which may reasonably conceal
items dangerous to the police.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 12
0 out of 1 points
Searches, which are conducted by law enforcement personnel of an individual's
personal belongings are known as?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Locker inspection
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
The authority of police personnel to undertake a warrantless roadside search of an
automobile was first established in
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Carroll v. United States
Question 14
1 out of 1 points
Incident to arrest includes that time period immediately after to the seizure of the
individual in question.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
In the United States, investigative inquiries take one of three forms: 1) encounters
which are entirely voluntary; 2) arrests in which probable cause of criminal activity has
been demonstrated; and, 3) investigative stops.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 16
0 out of 1 points
Which Court case determined if police have the authority to request a search of
personal luggage in the absence of reasonable suspicion or probable cause?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Terry v. Ohio
Question 17
1 out of 1 points
Within the parameters established by the Court in administrative or regulatory
searches of private individuals, it is apparent that public school administrators and public
employers may not conduct searches for disciplinary purposes without probable cause.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 18
0 out of 1 points
The time period immediately prior to the seizure of the individual in question, and is
conducted immediately prior to the formal arrest of same is known as?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Inadvertent Discovery
Question 19
0 out of 1 points
Factors, which may lessen or negate the certainty of voluntariness of a consent search
or confessions include
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Youth of the accused
Question 20
0 out of 1 points
Which Court case held that "Consistent with the Fourth Amendment, it is reasonable
for police to search the personal effects of a person under lawful arrest as part of the
routine administrative procedure at a police station incident to booking and jailing the
suspect? The justification for such searches does not rest on probable cause, and hence
the absence of a warrant is immaterial to the reasonableness of the search"?
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Terry v. Ohio
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
The authority of police personnel to undertake a warrantless roadside search of an
automobile was first established in
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Carroll v. United States
Question 2
0 out of 1 points
Immediate Apparency was decided in which of the following Court cases?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Minnesota v. Dickerson
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Searches, which are conducted by law enforcement personnel of an individual's
personal belongings are known as?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Inventory
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
In which court case did the Court upheld the right of law enforcement authorities to
conduct protective searches of individuals during investigative detentions?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Terry v. Ohio
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Once given, consent searches are not limited to the duration of the original assent.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Which Court case determined if police have the authority to request a search of
personal luggage in the absence of reasonable suspicion or probable cause?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
United States v. Drayton
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
In Terry v. Ohio, the Court upheld the right of law enforcement authorities to conduct
protective searches of individuals during investigative detentions.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 8
0 out of 1 points
The Court has ruled that compulsory disclosure of identification to law enforcement
did violate the 4th Amendment.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
One area of searches incident to arrest that has been consistently scrutinized by the
Court is that of automobiles.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
In Minnesota v. Dickerson, for example, the Court held that protective searches are
not limited in scope to those areas, places, and objects, which may reasonably conceal
items dangerous to the police.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
False
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
Which Court case held that "Consistent with the Fourth Amendment, it is reasonable
for police to search the personal effects of a person under lawful arrest as part of the
routine administrative procedure at a police station incident to booking and jailing the
suspect? The justification for such searches does not rest on probable cause, and hence
the absence of a warrant is immaterial to the reasonableness of the search"?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Illinois v. Lafayette
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
Evidence, which is in plain view, may be admissible in court if the officer was in a
lawful position, the discovery was inadvertent, and the evidentiary value of the item was
immediately apparent. This is know as
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Plain View Doctrine
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
Automobile inventories are only permissible if:
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
All of the Above
Question 14
0 out of 1 points
Which kind of search may be conducted if circumstances are such that the interests of
society outweigh the invasiveness of the action?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Anticipatory searches
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
The Court has indicated that privacy; liberty, property, dignity, and security must be
carefully considered in the application of the Fourth Amendment.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 16
0 out of 1 points
The Court has evaluated a variety of issues regarding the police use of Check Points.
The Court concluded all but one of the following:
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Individualized suspicion was not possible due to the heavy traffic flow
surrounding border areas
Question 17
1 out of 1 points
In which of the following situations are warrants not required?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the Above
Question 18
1 out of 1 points
Fourth Amendment jurisprudence is primarily concentrated in which of the following
areas?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
All of the Above
Question 19
0 out of 1 points
Consent searches are the only ones in which probable cause, reasonable suspicion, or
an articulable justification is not required.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 20
0 out of 1 points
In the United States, investigative inquiries take all but one of the following forms?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Arrests in which probable cause of criminal activity has been demonstrated
Question 1
0 out of 1 points
Which of the following court cases was the first time that the Court ruled that
defendants had the right to consult with an attorney if they so desired?
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Rogers v. Richmond
Question 2
0 out of 1 points
Which of the following court cases stated that because a State may dispense with a
jury trial, it does not follow that it may substitute trial by ordeal.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Escobedo v. Illinois
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
The Court has ruled that the introduction of statements made by coconspirators/
codefendants is not permissible.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 4
0 out of 1 points
The Court held that the freedom from self-incrimination offers protection against
compulsion to submit to fingerprinting, photography, or measurements, to write or speak
for identification, to appear in court, to stand, to assume a stance, to walk, or to make a
particular gesture.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 5
0 out of 1 points
The "rights of the accused" are all but one of the following:
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Anything said maybe used against them
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment does attach in cases in which
different standards of proof apply. It attaches in civil cases irrespective of adjudication in
criminal courts.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Law enforcement officers in the United States are prohibited from extracting
confessions through the use of physical torture, and they are totally forbidden from
collecting such through a variety of deceptive strategies, including:
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
None of the Above
Question 8
0 out of 1 points
Which Amendment includes provisions and/or prohibitions regarding double jeopardy?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Ninth
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Miranda does not apply to the actions of private citizens, including store clerks and
private security officers.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 10
0 out of 1 points
Mistrials maybe declared for which of the following reasons?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Deadlocked juries
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
The "rights of the accused" does not attach in which of the following?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
All of the above
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
The Fifth Amendment, and all of the provisions contained therein, were applied to
state courts through which Amendment in 1964?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Fourteenth
Question 13
0 out of 1 points
Miranda warnings are not necessary if which of the following are present?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
There is a possibility to save human life
Question 14
0 out of 1 points
Which Amendment affords American citizens the freedom from impressment of
personal property, and the prohibition against self-incrimination?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Fourteenth
Question 15
0 out of 1 points
Which of following is not one of the double jeopardy provisions of the Amendment?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Retrials resulting from successful post conviction appeals
Question 16
0 out of 1 points
The "bright line rule"
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Allowed for the continued questioning of a suspect (after his/her rights had
been given) until their counsel arrived.
Question 17
0 out of 1 points
The protection housed within the 5th Amendment applies in which of the following.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Statements that might incriminate a third party
Question 18
0 out of 1 points
Identify the court case in which the Public Safety Exception was first articulated in
the 1984:
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Bruton v. United States
Question 19
1 out of 1 points
The double jeopardy clause does all but one of the following?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Attaches in cases in which different standards of proof apply
Question 20
1 out of 1 points
Miranda warnings are not necessary in cases in which three characteristics are present
1) an urgent need exists in which no other possibility abounds; 2) there is a possibility to
save human life; and, 3) the primary motive of the interrogator is rescue.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
The Constitutional prohibition against self-incrimination does not apply to all actions
by a defendant.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Double jeopardy does not apply in parole violation hearings where criminal acts by an
individual may be part and parcel of such proceedings, even in those acts for which
he/she has been acquitted.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
The Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment provides for the crossexamination
of all individuals and entities providing evidence against an accused. The Court has ruled that the introduction of statements made by co-conspirators/codefendants is permissible only in special situations. Statements or confessions by codefendants are only admissible against the defendant if:
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
All of the Above
Question 4
0 out of 1 points
The "bright line rule"
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
None of the above
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Double jeopardy provisions prohibit trying of an individual more than once for the
same crime.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Identify the court case in which the Public Safety Exception was first articulated in
the 1984:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
New York v. Quarles
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Which court case created a comprehensive framework for custodial interrogations?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Miranda v. Arizona
Question 8
0 out of 1 points
The double jeopardy clause includes three essential protections for American citizens:
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
A second prosecution for the same offense after conviction
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Law enforcement officers in the United States are prohibited from extracting
confessions through the use of physical torture, and they are totally forbidden from
collecting such through a variety of deceptive strategies, including:
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
None of the Above
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following court cases was the first time that the Court ruled that
defendants had the right to consult with an attorney if they so desired?
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Escobedo v. Illinois
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
The "rights of the accused" does not attach in which of the following?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
All of the above
Question 12
0 out of 1 points
The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution includes provisions and/or
prohibitions regarding: the grand jury system; double jeopardy; due process; and
impressment of private property.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
The "rights of the accused" are all but one of the following:
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
They must pay for their attorney
Question 14
1 out of 1 points
Double jeopardy does attach in those cases, which do not achieve legal finality or
conclusion.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
Escobedo v. Illinois was the first time that the Court ruled that defendants had the
right to consult with an attorney if they so desired.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
Question 16
1 out of 1 points
Miranda warnings are not necessary if which of the following are present?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
All of the Above
Question 17
1 out of 1 points
The right to due process is guaranteed to all citizens in all courts through the
incorporation of by which Amendment?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Fourteenth
Question 18
1 out of 1 points
Voluntary statements, of any kind, are barred by the Fifth Amendment.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 19
1 out of 1 points
The Fifth Amendment, and all of the provisions contained therein, were applied to
state courts through which Amendment in 1964?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Fourteenth
Question 20
1 out of 1 points
Miranda does not apply to the actions of private citizens, including store clerks and
private security officers.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
True
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