Criminal Justice Questions

These are  questions for Criminal class quiz 

Criminal Justice Chapter 2

QUESTION 1

1. When a court mentions a previous case as part of the reason for their decision, they are citing ________________________________.

QUESTION 2

1. ‘Habeus corpus’ is a legal term that means the defendant was caught with a dead body.

 True

 False

QUESTION 3

1. The exclusionary rule keeps jurors from hearing evidence, if the police officer testifying has a history of lying.

 True
 False

5 points   

QUESTION 4

1. ‘Deadly force’ is the legal term for keeping someone in prison until they die .

 True
 False
5 points   

QUESTION 5

1. The right to counsel is created by the 6th Amendment.

 True
 False
5 points   

QUESTION 6

1. The 14th amendment guarantees _________________ treatment.

6 points   

QUESTION 7

1. ‘Double jeopardy’ is a second trial on the same charges in the same court system, after the first trial returns a verdict of not guilty.

 True
 False
5 points   

QUESTION 8

1. The idea that the courts have the right to declare a law unconstitutional, is part of  _________________________________ review.

6 points   

QUESTION 9

1. The 5th Amendment creates protection against being forced to incriminate yourself.

 True
 False
5 points   

QUESTION 10

1. The term  ‘victimless crime’, refers to cases where the body of the victim cannot be found.

 True
 False
5 points   

QUESTION 11

1. A law that punished people for doing something that was legal in the past when they did it, would be called __________   __________________________   _______________________________ under the Consitution.

6 points   

QUESTION 12

1. When using the claim of self defense, the accused must show that they expected harm from the threat to be immediate and imminent.

 True
 False
5 points   

QUESTION 13

1. Using your own words, explain what the textbook means by ‘incorporation’, as it relates to constitutional rights.  Why is this important? (Minimum 150 words)

16 points   

QUESTION 14

1. A grand jury is one that can only hear the most serious cases, like treason.

 True
 False
5 points   

QUESTION 15

1. The right to a speedy trial is created by the 3rd amendment.

 True
 False
5 points   

QUESTION 16

1. Explain what the M’Naghten rule is, and what the burden of proof is for it. (Minimum 150 words).

15 points   

QUESTION 17

1. Using our textbook, but your own words, discuss the basic pro and con issues of the Patriot Act (Minimum 150 words).